Gas from Majnoon starts powering Iraq’s grid
New processing infrastructure and pipelines help Iraq generate power, lower expensive fuel consumption, and reduce harmful flaring.
Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh Nima (center) speaks at the Feb. 10, 2016, event at the Majnoon oil field announcing first gas from the field being sent to the Basra gas grid. (ALI ABU IRAQ/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Gas from the Majnoon oil field in Basra is now contributing fuel to Iraq’s power grid, reducing the amount that is wastefully burned from flares.
On Tuesday, 70 million standard cubic feet per day (scf/d) of associated gas started flowing from Majnoon to processing facilities in Basra, generating 300 megawatts of power, according to an Oil Ministry statement.
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