Iraq signs 800-mln-USD contract to develop Diwaniyah refinery


By Jamal

BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday the signing of an 800-million-U.S. dollar contract to develop and expand the Diwaniyah refinery.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani attended the signing ceremony between the state-owned Midland Oil Company and a local private company, according to a statement by al-Sudani's media office.

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