By John Lee. According to the Ministry of Oil, construction work on a new refinery unit at the Missan [Maysan] refinery is entering its final stages, with commissioning expected within days. The new unit will add a processing capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd), bringing the refinery's total capacity to 110,000 bpd. The project […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has announced that Iraq's refining capacity will soon reach 1,542,000 barrels per day (bpd) following the expansion of key refineries. During a visit to Maysan province, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Maysan [Missan] Refinery Development Project, which will increase its capacity from 40,000 to 110,000 bpd. He […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has announced plans to expand Maysan [Missan] Refinery by adding a new refining unit with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd), increasing the refinery's total output to 110,000 bpd. During a visit to the refinery, Deputy Minister for Refining Affairs Adnan Mohammed Hammoud emphasized that […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has announced several investment opportunities in the oil refining sector: Maysan Refinery [Missan Refinery], with capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bpd); Qayyarah Refinery in Nineveh governorate, with a capacity of 70,000 bpd; A black oil hydrogenation project in Basra Governorate, with a capacity of 30,000 […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Satarem-Missan Refinery Scandalous Contract Gets Final Termination Notice The Iraqi Ministry of Oil (MoO) announced on 4th January 2018 that it had obliged Missan International Refinery Company (MIRC) (actually the bankrupt Swiss […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Ministry of Oil Concludes Shaky Deal for Missan Refinery with Satarem The Ministry of Oil has decided to go ahead with the Missan Refinery deal with the legally bankrupt small Swiss […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi parliamentary committee has asked the Commission of Integrity to investigate the contract awarded to Satarem to build a $6-billion refinery in Maysan. Iraq Business News' Expert Blogger Ahmed Mousa Jiyad recently questioned the legitimacy of the contract signed with the Swiss company, prompting the Ministry of Oil to issue a statement […]
Following the recent article by our Expert Blogger, Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a statement regarding Satarem's involvement with the Missan [Maysan] refinery project. The statement is carried here in full and unedited: Commenting about the news that was declared by the media, press & some websites about the memorandum of […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Recent information on Satarem sheds serious doubt about its prospects and ability for executing the Missan Refinery project. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil signed, in the presence of the Prime Minister Mr. Nuri […]
