SEOUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Iraq's crude exports for Aprilwere 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd), while total oilproduction stood at 3.1 million bpd during the month, thecountry's oil minister said on Tuesday.
Royal Dutch Shell will resume operations at the Majnoon oilfield as planned on May 1, with an initial productionof 100,000 bpd, Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi told reporters.
The minister said he expects output from the Majnoon fieldto reach 175,000 bpd soon.
Iraq's oil exports reached 2.417 million bpd in the previousmonth.