December 23, 2020 at 10:52 am | Published in: Article, Opinion A general view of the Shuaiba oil refinery near the southern Iraqi port city of Basra 17 June 2003 [AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images] December 23, 2020 at 10:52 am Engineering graduates gathered again on Sunday to protest in front of the headquarters of the Shuaiba Refinery near Basra in southern Iraq because of the government's failure to respond to their demands to be hired by the oil companies. An earlier protest blocked the road leading to the refinery to prevent employees from entering. Shuaiba is one of the most important oil refining centres in the south.