Oil: the opening of the units associated with the Rumaila gas processing

Date: 16:31 2016/02/10

Information / BAGHDAD / ..

It opened the Oil Ministry, Wednesday, and the associated gas treatment units in Rumaila card 70 million standard cubic feet.

The ministry said in a statement received by the agency / information /, a copy of the "senior agent of the Ministry Fayyad good grace, opened today, and units associated in Rumaila gas processing 70 million card", stressing that "the establishment of these units is the first stage of the process gas investment accompanying stop burn it and take advantage of this production in supplying the electric power generation Baanaajha of fuel gas stations, especially electricity Rumaila gas station. "

"The ministry is seeking to increase the number of processing units for the associated gas in oil fields to stop the waste of this valuable and supportive energy for the energy sector and the petrochemical industries sector and the economic sector in general."

For his part, Undersecretary for gas Hamid Younis that "processing units and isolate the gas project has provided more than 50% of the associated gas that was wasted in the previous production."

In turn, the director of the Majnoon oil field Ahmad Atallah said, "The first phase of the investment associated gas has in collaboration with Shell International to maximize the production of associated gas and reduce burn rates rates are good."

As he said ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said "the ministry is seeking efforts strenuous to take advantage of all the potential to raise productivity and supporting the public treasury of the Iraqi state in imports, and that this project will open new horizons for Iraq to compete in the production and export of gas regionally and globally," .anthy 25 K.