Q&A: Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company
Southern Iraq's refining chief says the government will prioritize domestic supply as it moves to comply with OPEC-plus production caps.
Hossam Hussein Wali, director general of the South Refineries Company, at his office in Basra in September 2024. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Iraq's refining sector is taking on increasing strategic importance as the government attempts to capture more value from each barrel of oil, reduce its fuel import bills, and limit exports in response to OPEC-plus quota agreements.
Almost all of the refineries in southern Iraq are operating at full capacity, according to Eng. Hossam Hussein Wali, the director general of the state-run South Refineries Company (SRC), who spoke with Iraq Oil Report at his office at the Shuaiba refinery in Basra.
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