VOL. XXXII

NO. 7

21-NOVEMBER-1988

IRAQ

Basrah Refinery and Petrochemical Complex to Start Shortly

MEES learns from industry sources that work is currently under way to restorethe 140,000 b/d Basrah refinery to operation next month (MEES, 26 September).Initial plans call for the start-up of one of the two 70,000 b/d units bymid-December, with exports planned by the end of January. Products (naphtha, gasoil and fuel oil) will be exported from the Khor al-Zubair terminal, locatedbetween Fao and Umm...