ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi Oil Ministry announced on Tuesday that it has increased the strategic reserve of cooking gas by 30,000 tons, citing the resumption of operations at a key field and higher refinery output that have boosted liquefied gas supplies amid ongoing shortages across the country.
Anmar Ali Hussein, director general of a gas filling and services company, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the production companies continue to produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and the refineries are working to “supply us with quantities of cooking gas” to supplement production.
Since February 28, when the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran began, oil and gas production across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region has been disrupted at several fields, including the strategic Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province, a key supplier of electricity in the Region.
Restrictions on trade through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries around 20 percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, have further strained Iraq’s energy sector. Iranian strikes on energy facilities in Gulf countries have also deepened supply shortages.
Hussein said that over a period of 50 to 55 days, consumption that led to production shortfalls at some sites was compensated for by drawing from the strategic reserve, adding that these quantities continue to be covered as sufficient and secured reserves remain available.
He also affirmed that filling plants and production companies have “not stopped working for a single day,” and the drop in production at limited sites did not affect the “smooth flow of service” due to the availability of alternatives.
Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity announced on Friday that a liquefied gas platform will be completed by June 1, with a capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day. Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Moussa told INA that “the platform will contribute to providing between 500 to 750 million standard cubic feet of gas per day,” adding that “there is a contract signed with the American company Excelerate Energy, which is considered one of the specialized companies in the energy and gas sector.”
Abdul Sahib al-Hassnawi, spokesperson for the oil ministry, told Rudaw in early April that the ministry has introduced “a new organizational system to ensure that the gas share reaches every citizen,” providing two gas cylinders per month to each household.
Anmar Ali Hussein, director general of a gas filling and services company, told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the production companies continue to produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and the refineries are working to “supply us with quantities of cooking gas” to supplement production.
Since February 28, when the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran began, oil and gas production across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region has been disrupted at several fields, including the strategic Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province, a key supplier of electricity in the Region.
Restrictions on trade through the Strait of Hormuz, which carries around 20 percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, have further strained Iraq’s energy sector. Iranian strikes on energy facilities in Gulf countries have also deepened supply shortages.
Hussein said that over a period of 50 to 55 days, consumption that led to production shortfalls at some sites was compensated for by drawing from the strategic reserve, adding that these quantities continue to be covered as sufficient and secured reserves remain available.
He also affirmed that filling plants and production companies have “not stopped working for a single day,” and the drop in production at limited sites did not affect the “smooth flow of service” due to the availability of alternatives.
Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity announced on Friday that a liquefied gas platform will be completed by June 1, with a capacity of 750 million cubic feet per day. Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Moussa told INA that “the platform will contribute to providing between 500 to 750 million standard cubic feet of gas per day,” adding that “there is a contract signed with the American company Excelerate Energy, which is considered one of the specialized companies in the energy and gas sector.”
Abdul Sahib al-Hassnawi, spokesperson for the oil ministry, told Rudaw in early April that the ministry has introduced “a new organizational system to ensure that the gas share reaches every citizen,” providing two gas cylinders per month to each household.
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