Today, Thursday, Deputy Fawza Al-Luizy held the Ministry of Oil fully responsible for the exacerbation of the fuel crisis and the shortage of gasoline that the country is experiencing, asserting that the suffocating crisis resulted from poor management, confusion, and the absence of proactive strategic plans capable of addressing issues and securing the needs of the local market.
Al-Luizy stated in a press interview, which was covered by the "Video News Agency," that "hosting the Minister of Oil in the Chamber of Deputies did not provide any realistic solutions, and his answers were not convincing to the members of Parliament; rather, they reflected a clear inability to present a real vision to end the recurring bottlenecks," noting that "the simple citizen is paying the highest price today and falls victim to the administrative failures of successive governments."
She added that "a sovereign and economic ministry like the Ministry of Oil shockingly lacks strategic and sustainable work programs and mechanisms to prevent the recurrence of queues in front of the stations," emphasizing that "continuing to rely on makeshift solutions and random decisions deepens the suffering of citizens in various provinces."
Al-Luizy called for "a comprehensive and genuine review of distribution policies and the rehabilitation of local refineries to increase production rates and fill the existing gap, with the necessity of activating the supervisory role and holding accountable those responsible for wasting resources and managing the fuel sector away from monopolies and administrative confusion."
Iraq is suffering from a gasoline crisis, with local production at 33 million liters per day against consumption reaching 38 million liters during peak times, resulting in a daily shortfall of 5 million liters covered by imports, while Baghdad has 6 million registered cars, around 4 million of which operate daily, while currently only one tanker is used to transport imported gasoline.