ملف ١٩١٥/٢٢٤٩ الجزء ٤ "النفط: بلاد الرافدين وبلاد فارس. (ملف عام) ١٩٢٠-١٩٢٤" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٥] (٤٨٤/٣٠٩)

Petrol
Kerosine Ho*l
Kerosine Ko,2
(engine oil)
400 gallons
700 n
2600 "
Of this amount the whole of the petrol and kerosine Ho.l Is
consumed In the 12th Divisional Area, but only a small
quantity of leer ©sine ho *2 (Engine 011 } can be made Use of for
military purposes (approximately 300 gallons per week) the
remainder is according to the demand disposed of locally at
annas 6 per gallon* Approximate amount realised per mensem
from sales on this account is Hs.1,000 which is credited to
Army funds*
Oils are produced at quaiyarah at a cost of rm&ily
4 annas per gallon. The prices of oils obtained from the
A. 0 . 0*0 . at Abadan and delivered to the Mosul Area are shewn
in the attached statement. It will thus be seen that
approximately Hs. 1,700 per mensem is saved by the production
of Oil at w.uaiyarah over and above the cost of production and
the monthly maintenance charge.
(5) Ho attempt has been made to develop or extend these
oil fields, or to improve the plant so as to manufacture
economically on a large scale* Such work would be in the nature
of a commercial project and would require heavy initial
expenditure. The actual work on the oil field has been
confined to the production of as much oil as is required to
meet the demands of troops in the Mosul Area, thus effecting a
saving on the heavy charges that would be incurred If the oil
was purchased from the A.P.O.C. at Abadan and transported to
Mosul, and further, the Civil population at Mosul receive cheap
lighting which adds largely to the contentment of the country
side.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
four obedient Servant,
(Sgd.) Percy Hambro,
for Lieut-General,
General Officer Commftn&ing-in-Chief, •
Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force.
J.T.B.
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