27 April 2009
MISSAN: A government company on Monday finalized works to stretch an oil pipeline from al-Halfaya station to the Missan refinery, according to the company's spokesman.

"Ibn Majid Company for General Contracting, an offshoot of the Iraqi industry ministry, finalized on Monday (April 27) a 28.5-km-long pipeline from al-Halfaya station, (25 km) east of al-Amara city, to the Missan refinery, (5 km) south of Amara," Ali Abbas Sadeq told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

"The project should envisage carrying crude oil flexibly in the opposite direction from the Amara natural gas station to the Faw-Bazrakan pipeline," he said.

Amara, the capital city of Missan province, lies 390 km south of Baghdad.

© Aswat Aliraq 2009