As the city awaits reconstruction, official sources allege that sections of the refinery have been dismantled, looted and sold for profit. Iraq has lost out on half of the refined fuel that the oil city once provided. Worse still, the latest theft sprees may incapacitate the refinery complex beyond repair.
FRB caught up with ex-oil minister Issam Chalabi and oil expert, Saadallah Fathi to investigate this story.