Talks in Washington to benefit from associated gas in Iraq
Flares and smoke of associated gas burned in the Majnoon oilfield near Basra, Iraq. Photo: Reuters
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The advisor to the Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Imad Al-Alaq, announced that meetings are held in Washington to benefit from the associated gas in Iraq, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
Al-Alaq said that the meetings in Washington focused on enabling Iraq benefit from the associated gas and produce electric energy, INA mentioned.
Al-Alaq added that the meetings also discussed accelerating the regional electrical interconnection with Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, according to INA.
Al-Alaq explained that the United States is serious about building long-term strategic relations to enable Iraq to take advantage of its natural resources.
“Iraq burns more than 18 billion cubic meters of associated gas annually. The associated gas burned every year in Iraq is worth 6.5 billion USD,” Al-Alaq stated.
Al-Alaq also mentioned that burning the associated gas causes environmental pollution, contributes to the spread of diseases, and increases global warming.
Al-Alaq added that Washington is serious about enabling Iraq to develop effective medium and long-term strategic solutions to invest these resources and support the electrical network.