During the week to 28 January, Iraq exported a total of 9.8 million barrels
of crude oil, in ten loadings, for estimated revenue of $243 million dollars.
Since oil exports under phase VII began there have been 77.1 million barrels
exported for estimated revenue of $1812 million.
In phase VII, the Security Council's 661 Committee has approved a total
of 90 contracts for the sale of Iraqi oil with a total volume of 252.4
million barrels (149 m Basrah Light, 103.4m Kirkuk).
The Office of the Iraq Programme has now received 1607 contracts for
humanitarian supplies worth $3.18 billion under phase VI. Of the 1159
contracts circulated to the Security Council's 661 Committee, 774 worth
$1.45 billion have been approved. So far $1.57 billion worth of contracts
for humanitarian supplies have been approved under phase IV and $1.57
billion under phase V.
At present there are 516 contracts worth $1.26 billion dollars for the
purchase of humanitarian supplies on hold: in phase IV, 22 contracts worth
$36.61 million dollars are on hold; in phase V, 177 contracts worth $541
million and in phase VI, 320 contracts worth $685.3 million.
In Phases IV to VI, OIP has received 2043 contracts worth $1.12 billion
for the supply of oil industry spare parts and equipment. Of these contracts,
the 661 Committee has approved 969 worth $ 483.2 million and put 495 worth
$288.8 million on hold.
The hold on an important medical contract was lifted this week. The contract
was with a German company for 14 diagnostic computerised tomograph or
CAT-scan machines worth $16.5 million. The hold was lifted after some
sophisticated computer viewing tools were deleted from the contract.
Supplies purchased under the programme continue to arrive normally: Arrivals
over the past week included medicines, polio oral vaccines, transportation
trucks and oil spare parts.
(note: a full
listing of humanitarian and oil sector contracts for
Phases V and VI and and their current status is
available on the OIP website)..
