Iraq demands more Iranian gas to operate electric stations

Follow -Up (IraqiNews.com) Iraq submitted a request for Iran to increase the exports of the Iranian gas to Iraq in order to operate the electric power stations located in Basra province.

The Iraqi Minister of Oil Abdul karim Luaibi said in a press statement Tuesday “Iraq submitted a request to Iran in order to increase Iraqi imports of the natural gas from Iran.”

“We discussed this issue during our meeting with the Iranian Minister of Oil, Beijan Nimdar Zankana, during the 15th Ministerial meeting for Countries Exporting Gas held recently in Tehran,” Luaibi added.

“Our cooperation with Iran in the field of power started few years ago because Iraq needs further amounts of gas to operate the electric power generating stations located in Basra province,” he concluded.