Ministry drops Nassiriya Integrated Project
Iraq had attempted to pair the Nassiriya oil field and refinery projects to lure investors, but now the state-run DQOC will develop the field on its own, ending negotiations with a Chinese consortium.
An investment tour of the Nassiriya field led by the Dhi Qar province government.
NASSIRIYA - Iraq will rely on a newly formed state oil company to develop the Nassiriya oil field, leaving only the nearby refinery project for investors, ending more than six years of pitching the two as a combined mega-project.
Most recently, Iraq had been in direct negotiations with PetroChina and the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) to build a 150,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery and develop the 4.4 billion barrel Nassiriya oil field - the two components of the Nassiriya Integrated Project.
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