Before self-sufficiency… 80 percent of citizens’ need for gasoline will be met soon
Before self-sufficiency… 80 percent of citizens’ need for gasoline will be met soon
4-28-2024
Information / Baghdad…
Member of the Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Kazem Al-Touki, reviewed today, Sunday, the most prominent obstacles that stand in the way of achieving self-sufficiency in the production of gasoline fuel in local refineries.
Al-Touki told Al-Maalouma, “The production capacity of Iraqi refineries regarding gasoline fuel is insufficient to cover the local need, which pushes the Ministry of Oil towards foreign imports in order to meet the need.”
He added, “The Baiji refinery entered service a short time ago and cannot be relied upon at the present time to secure the country’s need for fuel, in addition to the Karbala refinery that has not reached its actual production capacity, and there are also problems in the Doura refinery, in addition to the pipeline transporting oil from the strategic line.” To the Doura and Karbala refineries, he was unable to secure their actual need.”
He stated, “The government is determined to secure fuel by 80 percent next June, and it may be able to achieve self-sufficiency in gasoline fuel by the end of this year, especially since there is ongoing work to raise and increase the refining capacity of the refineries and solve the obstacles that stand in the way of increasing production.”
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