Oil Ministry inaugurates natural gas liquefaction plant in Rumaila oilfield
Rumaila oilfield in south Iraq. Photo: Rumaila Operating Organization
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, inaugurated on Wednesday the first phase of the natural gas liquefaction plant in the Rumaila oilfield, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
A statement issued by the Oil Ministry mentioned that the new plant will produce 200 million cubic feet per day in its first phase.
The second phase of the project, scheduled to be opened at the end of 2023, is expected to liquefy 400 million cubic feet of the associated gas in the Rumaila oilfield, the statement revealed.
The Iraqi Oil Minister mentioned earlier that the natural gas liquefaction plant is one of the important projects, and the completion of the project’s first phase is an important step to achieve the goals of the government by reducing gas flares, investing this wasted energy, and converting it into clean energy to supply power plants.
“The new plant’s production will contribute to generating 1900 megawatts of electricity to supply the national grid,” Abdul-Ghani explained.
Additionally, the new plant will help produce 2150 tons per day of liquid gas used in cooking, in addition to 5900 barrels per day of condensates used in producing fuel and other chemicals.
Abdul-Ghani added that the most important characteristic of this project is the use of modern technologies in purifying, extracting, and treating associated gases and stopping the release of harmful gases into the air to preserve the environment and public health.