Iraq to build major new oil refinery

Iraq has signed a contract with British engineering and construction company Foster Wheeler to build the country’s largest-ever oil refinery, an Iraqi official said on Wednesday.

Abdulhassan al-Attabi, the oil ministry representative in the negotiations, said the 128-million-dollar plant will be built near the city of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq.

“This refinery will be the largest one ever built in the country,” Attabi said. “It will process 300,000 barrels a day and provide 10,000 jobs.”
AFP