09.15.2015
Baghdad
It confirmed the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Tuesday, full support for Shell in charge of the establishment of petrochemical complex in the province of Basra.
The ministry said in a statement received / scales News / copy of it, "Minister of Industry and Minerals Mohammed Darraji met at the ministry's headquarters today, a delegation Shell International, which is headed by Mr. Hans Kaamb vice president of Shell in Iraq to discuss the stages of the progress of work in the project of constructing complex Petrochemical in the province of Basra, which would cost $ 11 billion in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. "
The statement added that "the minister stressed his full support for the success of this huge project, which is one of the largest projects in the region and the distinction of being the large economic returns to Basra, Iraq province of projects as well as its contribution to reducing the unemployment rate and that by providing no less than (50) thousand chance work, "explaining that" Iraq policy strongly supports foreign investment and its efforts to remove all obstacles before them. "
For his part, Mr. Hans Kaamb that "Shell is serious, said the implementation of this project and the work underway with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals through direct meetings with the relevant committee of the follow-up phases of the project, which will be a pioneer in the production of petrochemical products with a production capacity of one million, eight hundred thousand tons annually completion of reviewing the schedule offers Work on the project during the current year and subsequent years, ".anthy 29 / d 25
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