Iraqis queue for fuel as regional war disrupts supplies
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- Drivers formed long lines at fuel stations in Baghdad as gasoline supplies fell amid import disruptions linked to the Middle East war.
- Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, imports fuel derivatives because its refineries cannot meet domestic gasoline demand.
Drivers formed long lines outside fuel stations in Baghdad on Saturday as gasoline supplies dropped in oil-rich Iraq.
The shortages followed disruptions to imports caused by the war in the Middle East. Iraq imports oil derivatives despite being OPEC’s second-largest oil producer because its refineries do not produce enough gasoline to meet domestic demand.
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