New oil refinery in Diwaniya

DIWANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Media manager of Najaf oil refinery on Tuesday said that Diwaniya new refinery, with a production capacity of 10 thousand barrels per day (bpd), will be opened by November 7, 2008, “The refinery will be opened next Friday,” Ahmed Abduljabbar Rezaj told IraqiNews.com. For his part, the official spokesperson of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil said that the refinery’s capacity will be increased to 30 thousand (bpd) by next year. “The oil minister will open the refinery,” Asim Jihad told IraqiNews.com. MH (P)/SR   1