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As for Iraqi oil and Halliburton? Maybe there is nothing to report or maybe there is a conspiracy, I don't know. But maybe some digging will reveal info.
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The Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) is required by Congress to provide quartertly reports on all aspects of Iraq reconstruction and the expenditure of US funds.
These are the highlights of the oil and gas sector in the July 2006 Quarterly Report:
* More than 95% of the sector’s allocation has been obligated, but less than 60% has been expended.
* Oil production, which hovered around 2 million barrels per day (BPD) throughout 2005 and most of the first half of 2006, reached 2.5 million BPD in mid-June. In the two weeks following this peak, however, production decreased to 2.35 and 2.23 million BPD, respectively.
* Exports averaged 1.6 million BPD throughout the quarter and closed at 1.67 million BPD for June, slightly above the end-state goal of 1.65 million BPD.
* The volatile security situation and limited provisions for sustainment continue to be challenges for developing the sector.
* Corruption threatens not only Iraq’s capacity to fund new capital investment, but also its ability to sustain and increase production.
http://www.sigir.mil/sectors/oil.aspx
The July report also notes that the cost of corruption in the overall reconstruction effort is estimated at $4 billion/year.
http://www.sigir.mil/reports/quarter...s/default.aspx