KRG Ministry of Natural Resources

As the Kurdistan Region’s downstream industry continues to expand the domestic processing of petrochemicals including ammonia, urea and fertilisers will enhance the local and regional energy trade.

Amidst its fast development, the Kurdistan region has focused on spreading the benefits to the people of Iraq. The government’s strict non-flaring policy has directed all available gas – associated and non-associated – primarily to the generation of power.

The region’s refining capacity stands at 100,000 barrels per day, soon to be brought up to 160,000 barrels. The consumption of refined products stands at 130,000 barrels daily.