Iraq Eyes 240,000-BBL/d Refining Boost

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Iraq's Petroleum Refining Industry is set to increase its crude oil capacity by 240,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) in the next two years.

The North Refineries Company's 16,000-BBL/d Haditha Refinery is scheduled to more than double its capacity to 36,000 BBL/d by mid-2024. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Petroleum Refining Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports.

The South Refineries Company is planning a 70,000-BBL/d crude oil capacity addition at its existing 210,000-BBL/d facility in Basra by early 2023, and a 10,000-BBL/d addition at its existing 30,000-BBL/d Maysan Refinery, which is scheduled to begin commercial operations by mid-2024. Subscribers can click here for the Basra refinery project reports and click here for the Maysan Refinery project report.

In addition, the 140,000-BBL/d Karbala Grassroot Refinery, owned by State Company for Oil Projects, has begun test runs and is nearing a commercial start in a few days. Subscribers can click here for the Karbala Refinery project reports.

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