Iraq achieves self-sufficiency in liquefied gas and begins exporting surplus
Iraq achieves self-sufficiency in liquefied gas and begins exporting surplus
3-2-2025
Al-Maalouma/Baghdad …
The Ministry of Oil confirmed, on Sunday, achieving self-sufficiency in liquefied gas, and exporting the surplus to foreign markets.
A statement by the ministry received by /Al-Maalouma/ agency stated that “Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for Gas Affairs, Izzat Saber Ismail, visited the Middle East Factory for the manufacture of liquefied gas cylinders, which is one of the private sector investment projects in Basra Governorate,” stressing “the great support provided by the government and the ministry to the private sector and investment projects in all aspects related to the field of liquefied gas industry.”
Ismail said: “Investment projects contribute to the development and advancement of the national industry,” stressing “the importance of supporting projects for factories manufacturing iron or plastic cylinders according to approved international specifications, and setting appropriate mechanisms for the marketing and local consumption process, in coordination with the relevant authorities in the Gas Filling and Services Company, in a manner that achieves the common goals of the ministry and the investment project.”
He pointed out that “the ministry succeeded in achieving self-sufficiency in liquefied gas and exporting the surplus to foreign markets, as daily production reached more than eight thousand tons per day, in addition to implementing development plans and increasing the area of consumption of liquefied gas instead of liquid fuel of all kinds, through supporting investment projects, whether for industrial, service or residential projects.”
The statement explained that “the Undersecretary’s visit was accompanied by the Director General of the Oil Projects Company, the Director of the Liquefied Gas Filling and Services Company branch and a number of officials, and included a tour of the factory and reviewing the production process.”
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