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The Ministry of Oil announced on Monday its intention to raise the production capacity of Al-Samoud Refinery (Baiji) to produce benzene by one million and 300 thousand liters per day, stressing that the share of Nineveh oil derivatives is the highest among the provinces.
"The ministry is keen to raise the capacity of refineries throughout the country and to cover the local need through the addition of new units to improve gasoline and derivatives," said Undersecretary for Refining Affairs Hamid Al-Zobaie in a statement quoted by the official newspaper Al-Sabah. Oil and work to increase refining capacities and the implementation of a number of strategic projects. "
He added that the refinery capacity of the refinery (Baiji) currently estimated at 45 thousand barrels per day, and the technical and engineering staff there are working to increase refining capacity of the refinery, expected to reach 70 thousand barrels per day, which qualifies for the production of about one million and 300 thousand liters a day of gasoline , Which will contribute to reduce the volume of imports significantly.
Al-Zobaie confirmed that the rehabilitation operations of Al-Samoud refineries (Baiji) are carried out through Iraqi technical staffs and the available resources, revealing that the next few days will witness the completion of the rehabilitation of the refinery (Saladin 1), then the immediate rehabilitation of the refinery (Salah al-Din 2) to complete rehabilitation of the refinery And the return of production capacity 140 thousand barrels per day as before.
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The Ministry of Oil announced on Monday its intention to raise the production capacity of Al-Samoud Refinery (Baiji) to produce benzene by one million and 300 thousand liters per day, stressing that the share of Nineveh oil derivatives is the highest among the provinces.
"The ministry is keen to raise the capacity of refineries throughout the country and to cover the local need through the addition of new units to improve gasoline and derivatives," said Undersecretary for Refining Affairs Hamid Al-Zobaie in a statement quoted by the official newspaper Al-Sabah. Oil and work to increase refining capacities and the implementation of a number of strategic projects. "
He added that the refinery capacity of the refinery (Baiji) currently estimated at 45 thousand barrels per day, and the technical and engineering staff there are working to increase refining capacity of the refinery, expected to reach 70 thousand barrels per day, which qualifies for the production of about one million and 300 thousand liters a day of gasoline , Which will contribute to reduce the volume of imports significantly.
Al-Zobaie confirmed that the rehabilitation operations of Al-Samoud refineries (Baiji) are carried out through Iraqi technical staffs and the available resources, revealing that the next few days will witness the completion of the rehabilitation of the refinery (Saladin 1), then the immediate rehabilitation of the refinery (Salah al-Din 2) to complete rehabilitation of the refinery And the return of production capacity 140 thousand barrels per day as before.
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