Maximum production in the near future is estimated at 1.5 million barrels a day.
But American scientists have estimated the amount of oil at 28 billion barrels.
Current oil production is estimated at 750,000 barrels a day.
Iraq's current output is estimated at 2.6 million barrels a day.
World production in 1997 was estimated at 1000 barrels a day.
The rate of the spill is currently estimated at anywhere between 35,000 and 60,000 barrels a day.
Consumption of oil in 2001 is estimated at 3,000 barrels per day.
The combined reserves from those deposits alone have been estimated at between 3 and 4 billion barrels.
Net oil exports in 2003 are estimated at 289,680 barrels per day.
Cumulative production through 1996 was estimated by a consulting firm at around 28 billion barrels of oil.
