From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi army has been trying voer the past three days to break through a seige of Iraq's biggest oil refinery. The Islamic State in Iraq and Levant captured the city in June, […]
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Baiji Oil Refinery Comes Under Attack
By Patrick M Schmidt. On Saturday, Iraqi security forces reported that ISIS militants had taken control of a portion of the Baiji [Bayji, Beiji] oil refinery. Since then, security forces have driven the militants off of the oil refinery’s premises and are now searching the area for any remaining militants. Over the past month, Baiji […]
Fuel Pipeline Attacked for 3rd Time
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Ministry has said that insurgents have blown up the fuel pipeline from Baiji [Beiji, Bayji] refinery (pictured) in Salahaddin province to Nineveh province for the third time this month. The attack on the pipeline occurred at 11:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, and halted fuel supplies from Iraq’s largest refinery, […]
Second Attack on Baiji-Nineveh Pipeline
By John Lee. A second bomb blast has set fire to a pipeline carrying fuel oil from Beiji [Bayji, Baiji] refinery (pictured) to Nineveh province, reports Reuters on Wednesday. A similar attack on Saturday disabled the 16-inch pipeline, which is used to transport fuel oil. "Terrorists placed bombs and landmines around the location of the […]
Bomb Disrupts Baiji Pipeline
By John Lee. Oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad has said that a bomb attack caused an explosion in the 16-inch pipeline transporting fuel oil from Beiji [Bayji, Baiji] refinery (pictured) to Nineveh province on Saturday. He said the ministry expected repairs from the blast, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, to take several days. […]
Work to Start Soon on Kirkuk-Baiji Gas Pipeline
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad has told Aswat al-Iraq that Korea’s state-run Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) will soon begin work on the first stage of a new pipeline linking Kirkuk to Beiji [Bayji, Baiji]. According to the report, the $128-million project will bring dry and liquid gas from Kirkuk to Beiji, and […]
Iraq signs $363m Power Deal with Orascom
Iraq's electricity ministry signed the $363 million, 1,014 megawatt, power plant deal with Egypt's Orascom Construction, which was announced in February. The contract involves building the plant and installing six 169 MW generators, which Iraq bought from Siemens in 2008, at the facility in Baiji [Beiji, Bayji]. The project is expected to be completed within 21 […]
Egypt's Orascom Wins $363m Power Contract
Iraq's cabinet has approved a $363 million (435 billion Iraqi dinar) contract on Tuesday with Egypt's Orascom Construction to build a 1,014 MW gas-fired power plant in the northern town of Baiji [Beiji, Bayji]. The contract involves building the plant and installing six 169 MW generators which Iraq bought from Siemens in 2008. The project […]
KBR to Revamp the North Fertilizer Plant in Baiji
KBR has announced that it has been awarded a contract by First Global Company to revamp the North Fertilizer Plant in Baiji [Beiji, Bayji], Iraq. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a license for its proprietary Ammonia Process and related engineering services to increase the plant capacity to 120 percent of the […]
Iraq to Increase Oil Exports to Jordan by 50%
Iraq has agreed to increase oil exports to Jordan by 50%, according to AKnews. The Iraqi Oil Ministry has signed the agreement with its Jordanian counterpart today to increase oil exports from the Baiji [Bayji, Beiji] refinery (pictured) from 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 15,000 bpd. Falah al-Ameri, director of the State Oil Marketing […]
Iraq’s Oil Industry Under Attack
Iraq’s insurgents are targeting the country’s oil industry, according to a report by Joel Wing for AKnews. In June there were five attacks on oil-related infrastructure and personnel: June 5: Zubair oil field in Basra was attacked. Reports differ as to whether it was hit by bombs or rockets, but its oil storage facility was […]
Baiji Refinery Output 'Highest This Year'
Production Baiji [Beiji, Bayji] refinery has reached 300,000 barrels per day, according to an official spokesman at the oil ministry. Essam Jehad told Aswat al-Iraq news agency that the refinery’s production was at its highest level this year. Output at the complex, which processes crude into diesel and gasoline, fell by 150,000 barrels after a […]