Iraq to sell crude oil to Egypt next April![]() March 26, 2013 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iraq's top energy official says his country will sell crude oil to Egypt starting from next April, The Associated Press reported. Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 26 that 4 million barrels will be shipped to Egypt per month. Al-Shahristani declined to state whether Iraq will sell its crude at preferential prices, as it does with neighboring Jordan. Egypt is short of funds to purchase fuel. A shortage of diesel in particular is adding to its economic woes and feeding anti-government sentiment. Iraq sits atop of 143.1 billion barrels of proven oil reserves. Its daily oil production has increased remarkably since 2009, to over 3 million barrels a day from around 2.4 million barrels a day, with the help of the handful of international oil companies working there. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |