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| September 13, 2003 Release Number: 03-09-13 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KISIK REFINERY ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY MOSUL, Iraq - Coalition forces have hired approximately 70 Iraqi citizens to begin cleaning the Kisik Oil Refinery under the supervision of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), while employees of the Bayji Oil Company fix the facility's equipment. Prior to combat operations the Kisik Oil Refinery produced fuel for the entire Ninewah province. When the former regime collapsed the refinery stopped production and looters stripped away many vital components, rendering the refinery non-operational. The clean up efforts have produced rapid results. The refinery is soon expected to be fully operational and ready to receive crude oil for refinement. This marks a major step toward alleviating the fuel shortages that the people of this region have endured. Additionally, the repair of the refinery marks another step toward getting the country's infrastructure on its feet. While employees of the Bayji Oil Company work on the machinery to make the refinery operational, more than $10,000 has been earmarked to repair the administrative offices, firehouse, storehouse and the fence line. Soldiers from the 101st AAD assess the project's progress and report that progress at the daily meetings of the Northern Oil Company in Mosul. -30- |
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