Source; Qatar tribune

Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, met in Baghdad with Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, to announce the start of construction of the Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) and Phase 2 of the Artawi Oil Field Redevelopment project (Artawi Phase 2 Project).

The two projects represent the final major components of Iraq’s Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), a multi-phase initiative aimed at enhancing the country’s energy infrastructure, currently being developed by the GGIP partners: QatarEnergy (25%), TotalEnergies (45%, operator), and Basra Oil Company (30%).

The signing took place during a special ceremony held under the patronage of Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and attended by Minister Al-Kaabi, Hayyan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, and senior Iraqi officials and executives from the three project partners.

• QatarEnergy, TotalEnergies, and Basra Oil Company started key GGIP projects in Iraq.
• The CSSP will supply seawater and reduce freshwater use, while Artawi Phase 2 will raise oil output by 2028.
• The GGIP will boost Iraq’s energy, gas recovery, and renewable development.