Minister of Oil Thamer Ghadhban, Tuesday, that the production of refineries of the South will be 280 thousand barrels per day by the end of 2019, noting that the ministry is working on the implementation of important investment projects in the liquidation sector. 

Al-Ghadhban said during his visit to South Refineries Company in a statement that Alsumaria News received a copy of that "refineries of the South play a major role in providing oil products in the country and that the capacity will reach the end of this year to the refinery 280 thousand barrels per day after the completion of the installation and operation of units improve gasoline and loneliness The new productivity thanks to the outstanding national effort of the employees of the oil projects companies and refineries of the south and the backers. "


"The ministry is keen to increase the rates of production of oil derivatives through the establishment and addition of new specialized and developed production units in the national refineries, as well as the establishment of new investment refineries." 

Al-Ghadhban stressed the need to improve the specifications of production of oil derivatives through the use of modern techniques and equipment in the processes of improving production and upgrading specifications according to the international standards adopted by the Ministry of Oil currently, and is an important priority of the ministry to reduce the risks of harmful emissions and the adoption of environmental and health standards and reduce Environmental pollution". 

"The ministry is working on implementing important investment projects in the liquidation sector. In addition, the ministry has worked to rehabilitate Iraqi refineries that were damaged as a result of terrorist acts," Ghadhban said.

It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Oil has many projects for the establishment of refineries have been put to invest in front of international companies to reach self-sufficiency of oil derivatives and export of surplus.