Iraq Pumped 620 thou barrels from Kirkuk

Iraq pumped 620,000 barrels from its Kirkuk oil fields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan Monday and Tuesday after a suspension of three months, Iraqi source said.

Before the U.S.-led invasion Iraq's northern oil output used to reach 1 million barrels a day. He said the fresh resumption brought assets in Ceyhan's storage facilities to 1.92 million barrels. Iraq needs to have enough crude in storage at the Turkish terminal before announcing a new tender. The total capacity of the tanks is 7.5 million barrels