Government approval to revive Iraq’s oldest oil refinery… Al-Karawi reveals the details
The head of the Diyala Provincial Council, Omar al-Karawi, revealed on Tuesday that the government has approved a study for the revival of the Alwand refinery, one of the oldest oil refineries in Iraq, located in the northeastern part of the province.
Al-Karawi explained to Al-Maalomah that “the Diyala Council submitted a request to the government months ago to revive and reconstruct the Alwand refinery, which is one of the oldest oil refineries in Iraq. It was established in the late 1920s as a first phase, before developing over more than half a century. It was then dismantled and shut down in the early 1980s.”
He added that “after the refinery’s closure, Diyala became dependent on the production of refineries in Kirkuk and Baghdad to meet its needs for various types of fuel, especially vehicle fuel.” He indicated that “the government has officially agreed to study the request and form a technical and engineering committee within the Ministry of Oil to evaluate the project and determine its feasibility.”
Al-Karawi pointed out that “there are producing oil fields that could provide a suitable route for establishing the refinery, especially since its reactivation would provide high production capacity and large quantities of fuel not only for Diyala, but also for neighboring governorates, including Wasit, Baghdad, and Salah al-Din.”
He affirmed that “the factors for the refinery project’s success are available, and it is hoped that the technical and engineering committee will finalize its options in the coming months, pending the final decision regarding the revival of the Al-Wand refinery project.” ExploringMiddle Eastern Cultural Goods
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