Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 9

27-February-2006

IRAQ

Iraq Aims To Reduce 60% Flaring Rate, Improve NGL Recovery In Gas Sector

Iraqs Ministry of Oil has developed plans to rehabilitate the gas sector to bring capacity back to pre-war levels and later to cut gas flaring, currently running at around 60% of all gas production, according to Sabah al-Jowhar, Manager of the Gas Department at the Planning Directorate. The aim was also to utilize associated gas from new projects to boost...