Petroleum Products: The Percentage Of Imports Of Derivatives Decreased To 50 Percent
10/16/2024 Mawazine News - Economy The Oil Products Distribution Company confirmed on Wednesday that the government's plans have contributed to reducing the percentage of oil derivatives imports to 50%, indicating the date for ending the import file completely.
The Director General of the Oil Products Distribution Company, Hussein Talib, said: "The state was spending approximately $4.5 billion annually on importing products such as gasoline, gas oil and kerosene, and this spending is gradually decreasing with the continuation of projects aimed at achieving self-sufficiency."
He added: "Last year witnessed intensive follow-up to complete the stalled projects in the Ministry of Oil within the ministry's policy and the government program of the current government, as the ministry has set a program within a time plan to complete these projects."
He pointed out that "the most important project completed at the end of 2023 is the Karbala Refinery Project, which is considered a major source of local products, as it refines approximately 140,000 barrels of crude oil per day, with products that conform to global marketing specifications, including Super 95 octane gasoline, gas oil, kerosene and all other products."
He continued: "Operating the Karbala refinery and completing the refining projects in the northern region has reduced the import of petroleum derivatives, and ended the import of gas oil and kerosene, and reduced the import of improved gasoline from 15 million liters to 7 million liters per day, or 50%."
He stressed that "the Ministry of Oil is working to completely end the import of petroleum derivatives by 2025." https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=256029
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