A power station will be operated by Associated Gas in Baghdad

Baghdad - INA

The Central Oil Company in the Ministry of Oil announced today, Saturday, the pumping of gas to operate 50 megawatts of electrical energy, stressing its commitment to stopping the burning of gas through investment.

The company's general manager, Mohammed Yassin Hassan, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The ministry worked on the government program that requires stopping the burning of gas associated with oil in all Iraqi fields," stressing "the achievement of extinguishing the gas flame by investing gas in power stations.".

He added that "investing in gas associated with oil is an environmental achievement, and is part of Iraq's commitment to the World Environment Organization, and also within the Paris Agreement," noting that "investing in associated gas represents a scientific achievement, considering that the gas compression processing units have been stopped for many years, and foreign companies have been unable to operate them, but they have been returned to work through an Iraqi engineer who excelled in maintaining them, finding alternatives, and operating them.".

He pointed out that "the company is pumping gas to operate between (40-50) megawatts for the national grid, towards Taji," noting that "in the future, gas can be pumped through the national grid's Qatari line.".