Iraq Pumping Crude Oil at Record Levels, Unaffected by Protests
Protesters demonstrate as Iraqi soldiers stand guard oil fields in al-Qurnah, some 100 kilometers north of Basra, southern Iraq, on July 14, 2018. HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP/Getty Images
Iraq is pumping crude at record levels and the violent street protests that engulfed the oil-rich south have not affected energy facilities in OPEC’s No. 2 producer.