Iraq’s Basrah Oil Company (BOC) signed an MoU with ExxonMobil for a 2.5mn b/d seawater treatment project on 21 October. The planned project will be the second phase of Iraq’s seawater treatment capacity expansion, that is key to providing water for injection into southern oil fields to prevent declines.
TotalEnergies is delivering the first 5mn b/d phase in two stages as part of its Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Basra. The second phase with Exxon will take total seawater treatment capacity to 7.5mn b/d. (CONTINUED - 147 WORDS)