By John Lee.
Anti-government protesters reportedly blocked the entrance to the Nassiriya oil refinery on Wednesday.
Sources told Reuters that protesters blocked tankers from entering the refinery, causing fuel shortages across Dhi Qar province.
The refinery has capacity of 30,000 barrels per day (bpd), but has recently been producing only 15,000-20,000 bpd.
Anadolu Agency also reported that protesters have closed the Al-Shanafiyah oil refinery, south of the province of Diwaniya.
The source said that hundreds of protesters prevented oil trucks from entering or exiting the facility.
(Sources: Reuters, Middle East Monitor)