Iraq: Baiji Refinery ‘More Than a Year’ From Re-start

Dec 23, 2014 | Iraq Oil Report
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Iraq's largest oil refinery still faces enormous obstacles before it can resume operations, one month after Iraqi forces regained control of the city of Baiji from insurgents led by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group."It could take more than a year to get it operating again," said a senior technical official at the refinery.Since the government chased IS militants from Baiji in mid November, Iraqi forces have consolidated positions in the refinery compound