US embassy cable - 03KUWAIT1454

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TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 14, 2003

Identifier: 03KUWAIT1454
Wikileaks: View 03KUWAIT1454 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Kuwait
Created: 2003-04-16 07:17:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: EPET KU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 001454 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR TASK FORCE 1 - EB ACTION OFFICER 
STATE ALSO FOR EB/ESC AND NEA/ARP 
TREASURY FOR OASIA 
USDOC FOR 4520/MAC/AME 
DOE FOR IE - L. COBURN AND C. WASHINGTON 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 1.6 X5, X6 
TAGS: EPET, KU 
SUBJECT: TFIZ01: KUWAIT OIL UPDATE -- APRIL 14, 2003 
 
REF: KUWAIT 1306 AND PREVIOUS 
 
Classified By: DCM Frank C. Urbancic for reasons 1.5 (B) and (D) 
 
1. (C) For the period beginning 0500 April 10 and ending 0500 
April 14, total Kuwait daily crude oil production averaged 
2,405,280 barrels per day.  Average production from Northern 
Kuwaiti fields averaged 421,907 barrels per day for the 
period. 
 
2. (C) The average stock level for Kuwait Export Crude during 
the five-day period was 6,726,632 barrels, with a peak of 
7,444,479 barrels on April 14 and a low of 6,265,520 barrels 
on April 11. 
 
3. (U) Local press reports indicate that the Kuwait Oil 
Company firefighting team extinguished the last oil well 
burning in the Rumeila field on April 13. 
 
4. (SBU) The local ChevronTexaco manager has informed the 
Embassy that the company's employees will return to work on 
Saturday, April 19.  ChevronTexaco provides a wide range of 
services to the Kuwait Oil Company under the terms of a 
Technical Services Agreement; the company also is a serious 
contender for "Project Kuwait" to assist in the development 
of Kuwait's Northern oil fields. 
 
5. (SBU)  Post will provide these summary updates on Mondays 
and Wednesdays until further notice, with further updates 
provided as events warrant. 
 
6. (C) KPC continues to supply the Embassy with detailed 
production reports; readers interested in receiving these 
full reports or the Microsoft Excel database Embassy has 
created are invited to submit their requests via SIPRNet 
e-mail to SchwartzTPKuwait@state.sgov.gov. 
JONES 

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