Baiji oil refinery

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Baiji oil refinery is a major Iraqi oil processing complex and one of the country’s largest and most strategically important energy facilities.

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Baiji oil refinery canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial facility
oil refinery
capturedBy Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
conflictEvent Iraq War
Iraqi insurgency (post-2011)
linked to: Iraqi insurgency

War against ISIL
country Iraq
distanceFromBaghdad approximately 200 kilometers
economicRole important for electricity generation fuel supply
major source of domestic fuel supply for Iraq
geopoliticalRelevance affects Iraq’s energy security and export capacity
hasPart North Refinery
South Refinery
importanceToGovernment priority site for post-conflict reconstruction planning
infrastructureType energy infrastructure
locatedIn Baiji
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Salah al-Din Governorate
locatedNorthOf Baghdad
locatedOnRiver Tigris River
linked to: Tigris
nearbyInfrastructure Baiji thermal power station
operatedBy Iraqi Ministry of Oil
ownedBy Iraqi government
linked to: Government of Iraq
pipelineConnection connected to Iraqi oil fields and export infrastructure
preWarCapacity around 300000 barrels per day (approximate, widely reported)
products diesel fuel
fuel oil
gasoline
kerosene
liquefied petroleum gas
recapturedBy Iraqi security forces
recaptureTime 2015
reconstructionNeed requires extensive rehabilitation after war damage
region Middle East
sector oil and gas industry
securityConcern frequent clashes between Iraqi forces and insurgent groups
significance one of Iraq’s largest oil refineries
strategically important facility in northern Iraq
status heavily damaged during conflicts in the 2010s
strategicImportance key supplier of refined fuel products in Iraq
major component of Iraq’s oil infrastructure
threatType target of sabotage and attacks
transportAccess served by road links to Baghdad and northern Iraq
usedFor processing crude oil
supplying refined products to Iraqi domestic market
yearOfMajorISILAssault 2014

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Salah ad Din Governorate hasStrategicSite Baiji oil refinery
Baiji hasMajorFacility Baiji oil refinery
Baiji District hasMajorFacility Baiji oil refinery
Battle of Baiji (2014–2015) mainPlace Baiji oil refinery