Iraq plans to build a pipeline network to carry oil products across all its territory as an alternative to expensive and hazardous transport by tanker truck, Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi said.

The network is part of a strategic plan for oil transportation that includes pipelines to deliver crude and oil products to neighbouring countries, the minister confirmed.

Following the defeat of Daesh and the liberation of all Iraqi territories the government, working with the local and international partners, has embarked on an ambitious plan to restore Iraq’s energy infrastructure.