Ministerial Energy Council urges Progress on Refineries

By John Lee.

At the most recent meeting of Iraq’s Ministerial Energy Council, headed by Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, the Council decided that the South Refineries Company (SRC) should “take the necessary steps” to develop the Shuaiba refinery in Basra Governorate.

It also urged the acceleration of work on the 140,000-bpd Karbala oil refinery, and recommended the study of the final steps for the development and expansion of the Al-Diwaniyah Refinery.

(Source: Ministry of Oil)

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Deadlines Extended for 2 More Oil Refineries

By John Lee.

The Ministry of Oil has extended the closing dates for tenders for two new oil refineries:

Companies interested in investing must submit their documents by the end of working hours on Sunday, 30th October 2018.

For further information please contact studies@oil.gov.iq or studies.oil@gmail.com.

(Source: Iraqi Ministry of Oil)

Investors Invited for Diwaniya Refinery

By John Lee.

The Ministry of Oil has said that investors interested in th3e 70,000-bpd Diwaniya refinery project have until the end of July to submit documents.

The full statement from the Ministry is shown below:

The ministry of oil would like to Re-announce for the investment refinery in Diwaniya governorate with a capacity of 70 thousand barrels / day.

re-announced for the investment refinery in Diwaniya governorate with a capacity of 70 thousand barrels / day.

The execution is according to the methods of BOOT or BOO and according to the investment law of the refineries No.64 for the year 2007 and its amendments.

The products of the refinery must be environment friendly according to the international standards.

The tax breaks must be according to the investment law No.13 for the year 2006.

In accordance with the second amendment of the investment law No.64 for the year 2007. The subtraction on the crude oil price over the ship is (8%) “The subtraction must be more than 5$ and less than 10$ of the global price”.

The studies, planning and follow-up directorate in the ministry of oil have prepared the data portfolio of the refinery and the price of the data portfolio shall be (30) thousand dollars “nonrefundable”.

  • The closing date of selling data portfolios is at the end of the work hours of Thursday the 14th of June 2018.
  • The receipt of the documents from the companies whom would like to invest in the above mentioned refinery must be to the end of the work hours of Tuesday the 31st of July 2018.

The presentation of the documents will be to the Studies Planning & Follow-up Directorate directly in a closed envelop. Otherwise the documents will be rejected.

For further information please contact the E-mails (studies@oil.gov.iq) or (studies.oil@gmail.com).

(Source: Ministry of Oil)