Al Basrah Oil Terminal. Basrah, Iraq

The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction is providing this report for your information and use. We assessed the design and construction work being performed at the Al Basrah Oil Terminal Basrah, Iraq to determine whether the intended objectives of the four selected Unique Record Identifiers were or will be achieved. This is the first in a series of reports dealing with the objective of increasing Al Basrah Oil Terminals loading capacity and enhancing the reliability and safety of terminal operations. This assessment was made to provide you and other interested parties with real-time information on relief and reconstruction projects to enable appropriate action to be taken, if warranted. The assessment team included an engineerinspector and two auditorsinspectors. The comments received from the Commanding General, Gulf Region Division in response to a draft of this report addressed the recommendations, and the actions taken and planned should address the issues we identified.