Deputy PM Visits Strategic Gasoline Improvement Project in Kirkuk

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Eng. Hayan Abdul Ghani, has visited the Hydrogenation and Gasoline Improvement Project in Kirkuk, currently being implemented by Al-Barham Company for Refining and Distribution of Petroleum Products for the North Refineries Company (NRC). The Minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to upgrading petroleum product quality to international standards, citing the Kirkuk project as one of several strategic initiatives in Iraq's refining sector. Other key projects include the FCC unit at South Refineries Company to boost high-octane gasoline production, as well as the addition of production units at Missan, Najaf, Diwaniya, and Nineveh refineries, each with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day, designed to meet modern environmental and efficiency standards.

The Kirkuk-based project comprises three main units:

 - A benzene hydrogenation unit (14,400 bpd)
 - A gasoline improvement unit (6,400 bpd)
 - An isomerisation unit (8,000 bpd)

The Ministry emphasised the project's strategic role in modernising Iraq's refining capabilities and reducing dependency on fuel imports.