{"id":91926,"date":"2023-04-05T17:48:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=91926"},"modified":"2023-04-05T17:48:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:48:54","slug":"iraq-oil-refinery-inaugurates-in-holy-karbala-to-reduce-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/91926-iraq-oil-refinery-inaugurates-in-holy-karbala-to-reduce-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq: Oil refinery inaugurates in Holy Karbala to reduce imports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Iraq inaugurated an oil refinery in the central city of Karbala on Saturday, a project the government hopes will reduce its dependency on imports. Oil Minister Hayan Abdel Ghani announced the refinery had begun &#8220;commercial production&#8221; after an opening ceremony led by the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has the capacity to refine 140,000 barrels per day and &#8220;help meet local demand for petrol, kerosene and heating oil, while reducing imports&#8221;, Abdel Ghani said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The minister said the refinery, built by South Korean firm Hyundai, can produce nine million litres of fuel a day &#8212; equivalent to more than half Iraq&#8217;s daily imports of 15 million litres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The refinery also has the capacity to produce 200 megawatts of electricity and &#8220;60 megawatts of them will be allocated to the national grid&#8221;, Abdel Ghani added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iraq, the second largest producer within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), exports an average of 3.3 million barrels of oil per day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq inaugurated an oil refinery in the central city of Karbala on Saturday, a project the government hopes will reduce its dependency on imports. 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