Iraq Pumping Crude Oil at Record Levels, Unaffected by Protests

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
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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.