Iraqi officials are confident that the country will have the infrastructure in place to import LNG ahead of the country’s summer peak power demand season.
Speaking to local al-Mirbad radio station on 28 February, oil minister Hayan Abdulghani says work is ongoing to convert Berth No 1 at the Khor al-Zubair oil terminal to accommodate an FSRU whilst a 41km 42-inch pipeline linking the berth to the national gas grid has reached “30% progress in a record time of 10 days.” (CONTINUED - 145 WORDS)