Refineries & Fuel

Ali al-Obaidi at the Beiji refinery in February 2010. On Saturday he resigned from his post and will likely leave the country. (AYMAN OGHANNA/Iraq Oil Report)

After leading turnaround, Beiji refinery chief quits

The man brought in to clean up Beiji refinery has made good on his threat to quit the post, after death threats and little help from the government.