A company president said The southern Iraqi gas Hamza Abdul Baqi is that Iraq is looking for Qatar and Sultanate Amman as possible options for Iranian gas.
These leaks come after the states move United to prevent Iraq’s imports from electricity from Iran.
Abdel Baqi revealed to Reuters – Monday – that Iraq will rent a floating liquefied natural gas station to alleviate the impact of the possible loss of Iranian gas imports.
“This measure was taken due to the cutting of Iranian gas, the government cost the Ministry of Oil to find alternatives,” he added.
A US State Department spokesman said the president’s administration On Saturday, Donald Trump canceled a penalty that allowed Iraq since Saturday 2018 by paying the price of electricity to Iran, while Washington continues a policy “The maximum pressure” on Tehran, But their bigger trade across the border is gas.
Baghdad is currently getting about 50 million cubic meters of gas per day from Iran, according to its needs, according to the extension of a 5 -year agreement signed in March 2024.
Iraqi energy officials said that Baghdad pays between 4 And 5 billion dollars annually for Iran for the import of gas.
Project details
The Iraqi Minister of Electricity said that the potential loss of imports Gas from Iran may reduce about a third Electricity of 27 thousand megawatts.
The head of the South Gas Company explained that the LNG agreement will be signed with BRIS Investment Company (BI) – and its headquarters – UAE – at the end of March, Adding that the station is expected to start with the mid -year reception Gas from Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman.
Abdel -Baqi revealed that the station will be held in the port of Khor Al -Zubair on the Gulf, The gas is transmitted through a 45 -km pipeline, already under construction To a supply point near the city of Basra, where there are many wells Oil in southern Iraq.
He indicated that the project will be able to supply 500 million cubic feet (14 million cubic meters) at least of gas per day, or about a third of supplies The current Iran.
