Shorouk Express
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 15. TotalEnergies
and QatarEnergy, together with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil and Basra Oil
Company, have launched two major projects under the country’s Gas
Growth Integrated Project (GGIP): the Common Seawater Supply
Project (CSSP) and the full development of the Ratawi oil field,
Trend reports.
The announcement was made in Baghdad on September 14 in the
presence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
With these contracts, all four parts of the GGIP — covering gas,
oil, solar, and water — are now under execution. The initiative is
designed to boost Iraq’s electricity supply, support energy
independence, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
The CSSP will process and transport 5 million barrels of
seawater per day from the coast near Um Qasr to southern oil
fields, replacing freshwater from the Tigris and Euphrates and
helping ease regional water stress. The project is expected to free
up about 250,000 cubic meters of freshwater daily for
agriculture.
At the Ratawi field, production is set to rise to 120,000
barrels per day by early 2026 in the first phase, and to 210,000
barrels per day from 2028 with no routine flaring. Associated gas
will be processed through a new midstream project to supply the
national grid, powering around 1.5 million households.
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné said the GGIP demonstrates
the company’s multi-energy transition strategy and will employ
7,000 Iraqis during construction.
