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Q&A: Ibrahim Abdel Zahra, FCC project manager

The deputy director general of the South Refineries Company discusses the installation of a Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit at the country's largest refinery.

The four-year plan

The Iraqi Oil Ministry's four-year plan, unveiled but not reproduced in February, available here only to Iraq Oil Report subscribers.

Iraq refining sector makes incremental gains

Projects nearing completion this year could boost refining capacity by 140,000 bpd, despite chronic failures to attract foreign capital.

Karbala refinery nears completion

After years of financing challenges and delays, the Karbala refinery is almost ready to start producing high-quality fuel to feed rising domestic demand.

Karbala refinery begins to come online

The long-delayed refinery has partially opened with production of heavy fuel oil and the promise of lighter products to come.