Article: “Iraq’s export of its oil in the form of derivatives instead of crude… It will bring in 60% more revenues, to achieve $15 billion per month” Quote: “if Iraq refines all the barrels of oil that it exports at the present time…and exports them in the form of derivatives instead of exporting them as crude oil, Iraq’s daily revenues will reach 495 million dollars, or about 15 billion dollars per month, but when exported as crude oil Its revenue will be approximately $297 million per day, or less than $9 billion per month.”