South Oil Company can boost national production- VP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Monday said that the history of the state-run South Oil Company shows it to be capable of boosting national production levels, according to a presidential statement. This came during his visit to the headquarters of the company in Basra province, read the statement that was received by Iraqi News. “The Iraqi technical cadre should be given an opportunity to take national production to advanced levels…,” Hashemi said. Hashemi noted that the Iraqi economy is mainly dependent on oil, calling on Iraqi companies to help develop the national oil sector. SS (P) 1