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Dr. Ali al-Obaidi, who has been in charge of Iraq's Baiji refinery since 2007, has reportedly resigned from his position, having successfully slashed the level of theft from the facility. He had initially been installed as part of a joint U.S.-Iraqi corruption crisis team. According to Iraq Oil Report, the man credited with reducing theft […]
KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced that it has been awarded two contracts by the Republic of Iraq Ministry of Oil through the South Refineries Company. KBR will provide licensing and basic engineering services for the construction of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) and Solvent Deasphalting (SDA) units at the planned grassroots Maissan Refinery in Maissan [Maysan], […]
The Najaf refinery increased production of oil derivatives by 32% in the first half of 2010, compared to the same period last year, according to the refinery’s director. “The refinery produced in the first half of 2010 33.4 million liters of Kerosene compared to 26 million liters in the same period last year, an increase […]
"The Iraqi Oil ministry is applying environmental safety standards in all refineries and it will stop using all substances that are harmful to health and the environment by finding alternatives," the spokesman of the Iraqi oil ministry said on Tuesday. "The Oil Ministry is implementing all requirements for environmental safety in Iraqi refineries, and the […]
The Iraqi Industry Ministry has finalized the project to rehabilitate the al-Fatiha Bridge in Baiji (Bayji), north of Tikrit city. “This bridge is considered one of the biggest, most important bridges in Iraq, because it links the two provinces of Salah al-Din and Kirkuk,” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday, received by Aswat […]
Within five years, Iraq will turn from an importer of petroleum products into the world’s largest exporter, according to the Oil Ministry’s new investment map, unveiled in Nassiriyah this week. To achieve this, Iraq has opened the door wide for international companies to build four new refineries and refurbish existing ones in order to boost […]
According to a report from Reuters, international oil executives will gather in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss contracts for four new oil refineries. "There are many international companies that expressed their interest to participate and to reach an agreement with the Oil Ministry," said Oil Ministry spokesman, Assim Jihad. Iraq's eight oil refineries have a […]
