Rumaila shut-in exposes fragility of Iraqi oil exports

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London-The temporary shut-in in early November of Iraq's giant 1.4 million b/d Rumaila field came as a surprise to many, but others said it had only been a matter of time until the country's fragile southern export sys- tem was fully exposed. "The shutting down of the Rumaila field was inevitable and expected," an industry source said this week.