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Title: War curbs oil exports by Iran and Iraq

Abstract

A discussion of the effects of the war between Iran and Iraq on oil exports from the area covers damage (extent unknown) to the Abadan, Iran, and Basra, Iraq, oil refineries, to the Iraqi petrochemical complex under construction at Basra, to oil export terminals at Kharg Island and Mina-al-Bakr, and to other oil facilities; war-caused reductions in oil production, refining, shipping, and export, estimated at 2.05-3.35 million bbl/day; the possible effects of the war on OPEC's decisions concerning oil production and pricing; the significance of the Strait of Hormuz for the export of oil by several countries in addition to the belligerents; the U.S. and non-Communist oil stocks which might enable the world to avoid an oil shortage if the war is ended in the near future; and the long-term effects of the war on Iran's and Iraq's oil industries.

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6473110
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Oil Gas J.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 78:39
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 02 PETROLEUM; IRAN; EXPORTS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; IRAQ; OPEC; ENERGY POLICY; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; DAMAGE; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; USA; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; STRAIT OF HORMUZ; WARFARE; ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; CHEMICAL PLANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INDIAN OCEAN; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; OIL-EXPORTING COUNTRIES; PERSIAN GULF; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; 294002* - Energy Planning & Policy- Petroleum; 290200 - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology; 020700 - Petroleum- Economics, Industrial, & Business Aspects

Citation Formats

. War curbs oil exports by Iran and Iraq. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
. War curbs oil exports by Iran and Iraq. United States.
. 1980. "War curbs oil exports by Iran and Iraq". United States.
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abstractNote = {A discussion of the effects of the war between Iran and Iraq on oil exports from the area covers damage (extent unknown) to the Abadan, Iran, and Basra, Iraq, oil refineries, to the Iraqi petrochemical complex under construction at Basra, to oil export terminals at Kharg Island and Mina-al-Bakr, and to other oil facilities; war-caused reductions in oil production, refining, shipping, and export, estimated at 2.05-3.35 million bbl/day; the possible effects of the war on OPEC's decisions concerning oil production and pricing; the significance of the Strait of Hormuz for the export of oil by several countries in addition to the belligerents; the U.S. and non-Communist oil stocks which might enable the world to avoid an oil shortage if the war is ended in the near future; and the long-term effects of the war on Iran's and Iraq's oil industries.},
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year = {Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Mon Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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