Iraq Oil Report » Refineries & Fuel http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Exports stumble on infrastructure hurdles http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles-7313/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles-7313/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:57:36 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7313 ABOT_twoships_navyBad weather and inadequate infrastructure caused exports to fall in January, as Iraq scrambles to support a projected production boost.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/production-exports/exports-stumble-on-infrastructure-hurdles-7313/feed/ 0 Karbala refinery deal could be downstream milestone http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/karbala-refinery-deal-could-be-downstream-milestone-6059/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=karbala-refinery-deal-could-be-downstream-milestone http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/karbala-refinery-deal-could-be-downstream-milestone-6059/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:10:11 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6059 The Daura Refinery was built in 1955. Iraq is hoping to get foreign investment in new refineries to expand production around the country. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)The Oil Ministry has entered an exclusive 6-month negotiating window with the Refinery of Karbala Corporation for a $6.5 billion deal that would boost Iraq’s lagging downstream sector.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/karbala-refinery-deal-could-be-downstream-milestone-6059/feed/ 0 After leading turnaround, Beiji refinery chief quits http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/after-leading-turnaround-beiji-refinery-chief-quits-4926/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-leading-turnaround-beiji-refinery-chief-quits http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/after-leading-turnaround-beiji-refinery-chief-quits-4926/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:35:02 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4926 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)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.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/after-leading-turnaround-beiji-refinery-chief-quits-4926/feed/ 2 Private fuel sellers protest profit caps http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/private-fuel-sellers-protest-profit-caps-4495/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=private-fuel-sellers-protest-profit-caps http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/private-fuel-sellers-protest-profit-caps-4495/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 21:23:41 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4495 Owners of private fuel stations in Baghdad protest a reduction in profits outside the Iraqi Oil Ministry headquarters. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)Fuel dealers decry Oil Ministry policy restricting retail prices and limiting profits. ]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/private-fuel-sellers-protest-profit-caps-4495/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Iraq steps up efforts to lure refinery investors http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/iraq-steps-up-efforts-to-lure-refinery-investors-4444/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-steps-up-efforts-to-lure-refinery-investors http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/iraq-steps-up-efforts-to-lure-refinery-investors-4444/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 02:46:32 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4444 Workers at the Daura refinery in Baghdad and contractors Prokop Engineering, from the Czech Republic, installing a new 70,000 bpd unit. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)UPDATE: date change Conference for four big refinery projects could more than make up for fuel demand, leaving foreign investors export options.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/iraq-steps-up-efforts-to-lure-refinery-investors-4444/feed/ 0 Sweeter deals for private refinery investments http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/sweeter-deals-for-private-refinery-investments-4402/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sweeter-deals-for-private-refinery-investments http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/sweeter-deals-for-private-refinery-investments-4402/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 16:30:40 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4402 The 30,000 bpd Dhi Qar refinery located just outside Nassiriya. (BEN LANDO/Iraq Oil Report)Iraq has had no takers on crude price and other discounts offered in a 2007 law aimed to get private investors to build new refineries.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/sweeter-deals-for-private-refinery-investments-4402/feed/ 0 Smuggling racket revealed in Dhi Qar http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/smuggling-racket-revealed-in-dhi-qar-4308/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smuggling-racket-revealed-in-dhi-qar http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/smuggling-racket-revealed-in-dhi-qar-4308/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:21:46 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4308 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/smuggling-racket-revealed-in-dhi-qar-4308/feed/ 0 Refining the future http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/refining-the-future-4133/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=refining-the-future http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/refining-the-future-4133/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:14:59 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4133 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/refining-the-future-4133/feed/ 0 Corruption stemmed at Beiji refinery – but for how long? http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/corruption-stemmed-at-beiji-refinery-but-for-how-long-3864/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corruption-stemmed-at-beiji-refinery-but-for-how-long http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/corruption-stemmed-at-beiji-refinery-but-for-how-long-3864/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:17:55 +0000 Alice Fordham http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3864 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/corruption-stemmed-at-beiji-refinery-but-for-how-long-3864/feed/ 0 The crime-fighting outlaw at Beiji http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/the-crime-fighting-outlaw-at-beiji-3859/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-crime-fighting-outlaw-at-beiji http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/the-crime-fighting-outlaw-at-beiji-3859/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:16:26 +0000 Alice Fordham http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3859 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/oil/refineries-fuel/the-crime-fighting-outlaw-at-beiji-3859/feed/ 1