Iraq reduces gasoline imports by half
Iraq reduces gasoline imports by half
2024-03-20 05:03
Shafaq News/ The Petroleum Products Distribution Company confirmed on Wednesday that the amount of gasoline imports had decreased by half after operating the Karbala refinery, indicating that the ministry’s plan to end gasoline imports is proceeding according to its time limit.
The company’s general manager, Hussein Talib, told Shafaq News Agency, “The Ministry of Oil has drawn up a plan within a time limit to end the process of importing petroleum derivatives, especially gasoline,” noting that “after operating the Karbala refinery, the amount of gasoline imported decreased to 7 million liters after Iraq was importing 14 million liters.
Taleb continued, “After operating the North Refinery, gasoline imports will decrease to 4 million liters,” explaining that “increasing the production capacity of national refineries will compensate for the remainder of gasoline imports.”
Talib pointed out that “Iraq has ended the issue of importing other products of gas and white oil after local production reached self-sufficiency.”
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