Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Kirkuk Pushes for $3-5bn Refinery

Oct 30, 2014 | Emirates 24/7
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Iraq’s northern oil-rich Kirkuk governorate has revived demands on the central government to honour its previous pledge and construct a refinery at a cost of $3-5 billion, an Iraqi news network reported on Thursday.

Alsumeria News quoted acting chairman of Kirkuk provincial council Ribwar Al Talabani as saying the project has been on the cards since 2007 but has not been executed by the federal oil ministry because of rifts on the project site.