LPG in Iraq

LPG is a key household fuel in Iraq for cooking at home and in restaurants. According to transportation advisor Poten and Partners, the probable demand in 2004 stood at around 1.4 million tons per year. However domestic supplies accounted for about 25 percent of market demand, creating a need for LPG imports by land and sea.

In the aftermath of the 2003 war shortages of LPG cylinders were seen, and rationing introduced in the main cities. But a black market emerged where the cost of a cylinder could be 2 - 4 times higher.

Plants at Kirkuk and Basra are the main source of domestic supplies. In 2011 a further plant was opened at Khor Mor in the northern Kurdistan region, which produces LPG.

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