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Kirkuk fields bolster Iraq’s production gains

Iraqi crude output continued a steady rise in October, although bad weather put a damper on exports and highlighted infrastructure constraints.
Flares burn at the Baba Dome of the Kirkuk oil field on Aug. 3, 2009. (AKO RASHEED/Reuters)

Iraq's oil output continued to rise in October as the Oil Ministry moved to unlock stranded production at its Kirkuk fields.

The country's total output was about 4.91 million barrels per day (bpd), according to an Iraq Oil Report analysis based on data gathered from all of the producing fields in federal territory and the Kurdistan region* - an increase of just over 40,000 bpd compared to September.

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