PM Inaugurated Karbala Oil Refinery with 140,000bpd Production Capacity

Baghdad-INA 

Prime Minister Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Sudani, inaugurated the Karbala Oil Refinery, which operates with a capacity of 140,000bpd, following approved international standards. The Minister of Oil, the Governor of Karbala, and several officials and technical advisors attended the inauguration ceremony.

Al-Sudani conducted a field tour of the refinery departments and was briefed on the production stages and future development plans.

The Karbala Oil Refinery, implemented by the Korean company Hyundai, is one of Iraq's strategic projects. It is the first oil refinery in Iraq to operate with modern technologies. Its products follow the latest environment-friendly European standards. The octane rating for the produced gasoline reaches 95, and the project adheres to Iraqi environmental law.

Karbala Oil Refinery includes 33 operational, service, and storage units with large production capacities. It also consists of integrated terminals, a station for pumping oil derivatives and petroleum products to external terminals, and a power plant with a capacity of 200 MW, with four units, each of which operates with a capacity of 50 MW to provide the refinery with electricity. It will supply 60 MW to the National Electricity Transmission Grid.