Iraq oil production at highest level since 2003

Iraq’s oil production has reached an average of 2.5 million barrels per day, its highest level since the US-led invasion, a spokesman said today.

Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said 1.6 million barrels are being exported daily from the southern port of Basra, while 300,000 are being pumped from the northern city of Kirkuk to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.