Iraq Expands Najaf Oil REfinery

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- Iraq has signed a contract to expand an oil refinery.
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has concluded a contract with a U.S. company,
Colorado Industrial Construction Services Co., to modernize the refinery in
the southern city of Najaf. Under the $85 million contract, Colorado
Industrial would help increase refinery capacity from 20,000 to 30,000
barrels of oil per day.