Petar + 76 PP February 11, 2018 Iraq, OPEC's 2nd largest oil producer, wants to build new refineries as its oil processing capacity was severely curtailed by damage to its largest plant in Baiji, near the northern city of Kirkuk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD February 11, 2018 Obviously, they try to make step forward after years of war.... Iraq seeks around $100 billion in foreign investment in transport, energy and agriculture as part of a plan to rebuild parts of the country and revive the economy after a three-year war on Islamic State. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kate Turlington + 44 KT February 11, 2018 Right, but they also are planning to transport Kirkuk oil to Iran by truck. This is going to be interesting. To do that they need to go through a mountainous area near the border with Iran, and there are armed groups operating there. It's a big enough threat that they have to launch an entire military operation to secure this corridor.    Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TraderTate + 186 TS February 11, 2018 Is this ISIS? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kate Turlington + 44 KT February 11, 2018 I think one of the groups is ISIS-related at least--maybe an offshoot, but the other is probably Kurds (not Iraqi). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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