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Q&A: Muntaser Kadhim Haloub, deputy director general of the South Refineries Company
Southern Iraq's refining sector is expanding, creating a better supply of high-quality fuels and rising demand for crude feedstock.
Muntaser Kadhim Haloub, deputy director general for technical affairs at the South Refineries Company, at his office in Basra in February 2026. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)