IRAQ
 
Iraq Targets 1.4Mn B/D By 2019
 
Baghdad aims to raise Iraqi refining capacity to more than 1.4mn b/d by 2019, through upgrading existing refineries and building new plants,  according to Iraq’s Integrated National Energy Strategy (INES), launched on 12 June (MEES, 14 June).
 
The plan says major refineries at Baiji, Daura and Basra have combined design capacity of 900,000 b/d, but that “due to extensive disrepair the aggregate available...