Iraq’s Shortsighted Approach on its Gas Needs

Feb 22, 2015 | Saadallah Al Fathi
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Given the growing need for fuels for power generation, Iraq resorted to burning more expensive liquid fuels while the diesel part is mostly imported. But natural gas is the preferred fuel of the Ministry of Electricity, which then resorted to importing gas from Iran, and the Ministry of Oil only kept quiet about this to relieve the pressure on it for failing to supply enough natural gas.