PM Inaugurates Major New Gasoline Production Unit at Basra Refinery

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani inaugurated the new Isomerization Unit at Basra Refinery.

The unit has a capacity of 11,000 barrels per day (bpd) to produce premium gasoline.

The project will increase the production of premium gasoline by 1,300 cubic meters per day (1.3 million liters per day), reducing imports by the same amount, saving approximately $350 million annually for the state treasury. It follows the recent commissioning of the Fourth Refinery Unit at Basra with a capacity of 70,000 bpd.

Future projects include the Residue Catalytic Cracking project by Japan's JGC, converting oil residues into white products with Euro 5 specifications, with a capacity of 55,000 bpd.