![Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban speaks to the media at the ministry's headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/L6DJO7DBIGY5S3FVRO7UFFGOX4.jpg?smart=true&auth=4fc54dcdfe64463cb2b2f4f352d17ae5c86771517a77091fa778c8a74942e5f5&width=400&height=225)
Iraqi energy minister Thamir Ghadhban said his country needed to bolster their refining capacity. Reuters
Iraqi energy minister Thamir Ghadhban said his country needed to bolster their refining capacity. Reuters
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Thamir Ghadhban said oil installations and foreign workers in the south remained safe