Highlights Violent clashes have rocked Iraq since Oct. Production, exports unaffected, sources say Government instability may delay oil projects London — Iraq’s crude production and exports continue at full throttle despite the recent violent demonstrations in the country, but analysts said the situation bears close watching as oil fields and ports could be vulnerable to escalating protests. Crude exports from Iraq’s southern terminal on the Persian Gulf stand at 3.6 million b/d so far this month, according to a port status report Tuesday seen by S&P Global Platts. That is up from 3.45 million b/d in October, which saw two days of bad weather. Government sources and officials with oil companies operating in Iraq said production has rebounded from a brief disruption earlier this month when protesters blocked roads that forced the shut-in of the 30,000 b/d Qayyarah field. The country’s oil ministry earlier this week reported crude production […]