Diwaniya refinery opens in 2 weeks

DIWANIYA / IraqiNews.com: The al-Diwaniya oil refinery will be inaugurated within the next couple of weeks with a capacity of 10,000 barrels per day (pbd) for each of its two units, according to a statement by the National Information Center on Sunday. “The project comprises two units: the first one was completed by 100 percent while work on the second reached 50 percent, with a total production capacity of 10,000 bpd for each unit,” read the statement as received by IraqiNews.com. The Diwaniya refinery produces oil and gas oil and the crude that produces benzene, it added. AmR (P)/SR 1