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Oil Minister Discusses Karbala Refinery with Korean Consortium

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, recently met with the Chairman and members of a consortium of Korean companies, led by Hyundai. The meeting, which included the General Manager of the State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) and the General Manager of the Midland Refineries Company (MRC), focused on discussing the consortium's […]

Tenders Announced for 3 Oil Refining Opportunities in Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the details of three investment opportunities in the oil refining sector. Please click on the links below for more information: Nasiriyah Refinery in Dhi Qar Governorate, with a capacity 150,000 bpd; Al-Kut Refinery in Wasit Governorate, with a capacity of 100,000 bpd; Samawah refinery in […]

PM Opens Karbala Refinery

By John Lee. The Karbala Oil Refinery, Iraq's first oil refinery to operate with modern technologies, has been opened by Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani. Built by Korean company Hyundai, the refinery has a capacity of 140,000 barrels per day and meets the latest environmental-friendly European standards. It includes a power plant with a capacity […]

New Investment Opportunities in Iraqi Oil Refining

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 […]

Investment Opportunities in Iraq's Oil Refineries

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil has announced upcoming investment opportunities in the refining industry. Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani said the plans include increasing refining capacities as follows: Al-Amarah refinery (150,000 barrels per day); Al-Muthanna refinery (100,000 barrels per day); Kirkuk refinery (100,000 barrels per day); Qayyarah refinery (70,000 barrels per day), and, a new […]

Japan Funds Development of Basra Refinery

By John Lee. Iraq and Japan have signed a memorandum granting a Japanese loan for the Basra Refinery Development Project (Phase IV). The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Iraq's Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Mohammed, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, Masamoto Kenichi, and the Executive Director of JICA Iraq Office, […]

Iraq Expands Oil Refining Capacity

By Salam Zidane for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq expands refining capacity to reduce oil product imports Many of the refineries in Iraq are outdated and operate below capacity. Click here to read the full article.

AirSada wins Medevac Contract with Hyundai in Basra

By John Lee. The Turkish-based private jet charter company AirSada has won a second contract to supply medical evacuation (medevac) services, this time to South Korea's Hyundai Engineering and Construction in Iraq. The contract with AirSada, which runs to September 2025, includes air ambulance and medical treatment services. It was signed by Mr Tolga Urcu, […]

Refinery Targeted in Rocket Attack

By John Lee. A rocket attack that targeted an oil refinery in the Khabat area of Erbil on Sunday has been widely condemned. Six rockets were fired at the Kawergosk refinery, which is owned by KAR Group, reportedly damaging a storage tank. The Iraqi Security Media Cell said it located a launch base near the […]

AirSada wins Medevac Contract with JGC in Iraq

By John Lee. The Turkish-based private jet charter company AirSada has won a contract to supply medical evacuation (medevac) services to Japan's JGC Corporation in Iraq. JGC is the main contractor for the major upgrading project at South Refineries Company's (SRC) Basra refinery. The contract with AirSada, which runs to September 2025, includes air ambulance […]

BHEL to supply Compressor to Baiji Refinery

By John Lee. New Delhi-based Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won an order to supply a news compressor to Baiji Refinery in Iraq. The order, placed by the North Refineries Company (NRC), envisages design, engineering, manufacturing and supply of electric motor driven Recycle Gas Centrifugal compressor and will be executed by BHEL's International Operations […]