On Tuesday, the Ministry of Oil made the announcement that jet fuel exports would begin.
“The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for Refining Affairs, Hamid Younis, announced the start of the operations of exporting jet fuel from Iraqi ports,” the ministry said in a statement that was received by
“The ministry has begun exporting aviation fuel at a rate of (800-1000) tons per day, from export outlets,” he added, pointing out that “Iraqi production of aviation fuel is within international specifications and standards.”
“The export process is a step in the right direction, to enhance Iraq’s role in the global community among the countries producing and exporting oil and its derivatives, in addition to that it reflects the prospects for development in the Iraqi oil industry,” he continued.
“This achievement came as a result of the efforts of the ministry and its employees, and the insistence on opening multiple areas to achieve economic development,” he explained, noting that “export operations of petroleum products contribute to increasing the financial revenues generated from the activities of the petroleum sector, and thus supporting the national economy.”
