PortuguêsIraq invites investment in new refineries, Storage Tanks
Oil Ministry - 01/09/2016
Iraq’s new oil minister, Jabbar al-Luaibi, has invited international oil companies to invest in four new oil refineries across the country:
•Kirkuk: 150,000 bpd;
•Kut: 100,000 bpd;
•Samawa: 70,000 bpd; and,
•Basra: 100-150,000 bpd.
Contracts will be considered on both BOT (Build–Operate–Transfer) and BOO (Build–Own–Operate) bases.
The Minister made the announcement during a visit to the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC), and said the Ministry will announce other projects in the near future.
According to a report from Platts, the ministry also plans to double Iraq’s crude oil storage capacity to 24 million barrels over the next few years through international investment.
