Iraq exported a total of 872.3 million barrels of oil last year, or 2.39 million bpd, according to oil ministry figures Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq’s oil exports in 2013 declined compared with the previous year, new figures showed on Wednesday, despite the country’s efforts to dramatically ramp up crude sales to fund much-needed reconstruction. Exports in December recovered from multi-month lows earlier in the year, but were still below their peak, with overall exports and revenues for the year lower than similar figures for 2012, according to oil ministry data compiled by AFP. Overall, Iraq exported 72.6 million barrels of oil in December, an average of 2.34 million barrels per day (bpd), bringing in revenues of $7.47 billion (5.5 billion euros). Those figures were higher than in November, and also represented marked increases on September, when Iraq managed to export just 2.07 million bpd. “The exports and income in […]