14-08-04

The General Director of the Administrative and Financial Department in the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said that the ministry is planning to construct four new oil refineries in central and south Iraq.

The official added that the ministry gathers all the potentials it has to raise the standards of the Iraqi refineries and restore their former output power in order to help meet the increasing local needs, especially the need of benzene.

The official noted that the output power of the refineries would be increased from 12 mm litres of benzene at the beginning of the year to 14 mm litres.

Source: PetroEnergy Information Network