China-built gas processing plant contributes to green development of Iraq's oil field

STORY: China-built gas processing plant contributes to green development of Iraq's oil field DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:22 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ENERGY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gas plant 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI MAARIJ, Undersecretary of the Iraqi Oil Ministry for distribution affairs 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI DOUAI, Governor of Maysan Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FANG JIAZHONG, Head of PetroChina's Halfaya oil field 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JIANG FENG, General manager of the CPECC's Middle East branch STORYLINE: Chinese energy companies have completed the mechanical work for the first associated gas processing plant in the Halfaya oil field, which is located in Iraq's southern province of Maysan. The plant, expected to be operational in the first half of next year, is part of Iraq's efforts to improve its capacity for processing gas, benefit economically from gas, and reduce carbon emissions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI MAARIJ, Undersecretary of the Iraqi Oil