Posted on 01/21/2013 12:44:14 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraq's state-owned oil exploration company has made the country's first oil find in 30 years, an Oil Ministry spokesman said Monday.
The company found at least a billion barrels of crude under the ground in a southeastern province near the border with Iran, spokesman Assim Jihad said Monday.
The discovery in Maysan, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) south of Baghdad, is a "significant achievement" for the country, Jihad said.
Despite vast reserves and reliance on oil for government income, exploration in Iraq has been hindered by decades of conflict.
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that’s nice. I’take the Glock.
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