Iraq has started operating a new natural gas processing plant for oil fields in the south eastern region, according to the Oil Ministry
The plant located in Misan province, on the border with Iran, will process gas associated with crude pumped at the Fakka and Bazargan fields. All fields in Misan to be brought on stream in the future will be connected to the plant.
A statement released by the ministry said that this move is part of a plan to use gas that was previously flared to generate electricity.
According to the Basrah Gas Company, which the nation set up in partnership with Shell and Mitsubishi, Iraq flares about 70 per cent of its gas output. Basrah Gas Company also started exporting cargoes of gas condensates and LPG processed from fields in the Basra region this year.
