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LNG: Iraq Intensifying Efforts To Construct Pipeline To Potential LNG Terminal

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Iraq intensifying efforts to complete gas pipeline to transport gas from offshore terminal to facilities in Basra, Zawya reports. 

  • The pipeline is being constructed to link a potential FSRU to the national gas grid.
  • Work is also currently underway to convert a berth at the Khor al-Zubair oil terminal to accommodate the possible FSRU.
  • Authorities are pushing to finish the project as soon as possible after the US ended Iraq’s exemption to import gas from Iran last week.
  • Iran typically exported 50 million cubic metres of gas to Iraq per day.
  • It is unclear what FSRU would be used for the Khor al-Zubair hub.
  • Reports in early-2024 suggested that an FSRU had been proposed to act as an LNG import terminal at the Al-Faw port, with operation beginning in 2026. However, investments in the FSRU have not been disclosed and no final investment decision has been announced publicly.
  • Iraq has previously held negotiations with Qatari officials for the possible purchase of LNG. 
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Iraq intensifying efforts to complete gas pipeline to transport gas from offshore terminal to facilities in Basra, Zawya reports. 

  • The pipeline is being constructed to link a potential FSRU to the national gas grid.
  • Work is also currently underway to convert a berth at the Khor al-Zubair oil terminal to accommodate the possible FSRU.
  • Authorities are pushing to finish the project as soon as possible after the US ended Iraq’s exemption to import gas from Iran last week.
  • Iran typically exported 50 million cubic metres of gas to Iraq per day.
  • It is unclear what FSRU would be used for the Khor al-Zubair hub.
  • Reports in early-2024 suggested that an FSRU had been proposed to act as an LNG import terminal at the Al-Faw port, with operation beginning in 2026. However, investments in the FSRU have not been disclosed and no final investment decision has been announced publicly.
  • Iraq has previously held negotiations with Qatari officials for the possible purchase of LNG.