VOL. XXXIII

NO. 22

5-MARCH-1990

Iraq

Basrah Lube Oil Plant Commissioned

Mr. Isam al-Chalabi, the Iraqi Oil Minister, announced on 28 February thecommissioning of the first phase of the Basrah lube oil plant. Mr. Chalabi saidthat the first phase of the project consisted of three units, with an annualproduction capacity of 100,000 t/y of base lube oils and 150,000 t/y of asphalt.Most of the output will be for export.

The Basrah lube oil plant was almost complete before the war started inSeptember...