TotalEnergies has formally started the construction phase of the last two major components of the Integrated Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Iraq, the Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP), a seawater treatment plant and the full development of the Ratawi oil field. This multi-energy project, valued at approximately $27 billion, represents one of the most significant foreign investment efforts in Iraq in the last decade and seeks to transform the country’s energy infrastructure.
A plant to preserve the country’s water resources
The CSSP project, to be built near the city of Um Qasr, will process up to 5 million barrels of water per day to maintain pressure in several reservoirs in the south of the country. The aim is to replace the use of fresh water from the Tigris, Euphrates and local aquifers, thus helping to free up some 250,000 cubic meters per day of fresh water for agriculture and irrigation.
Redevelopment of Ratawi
On the other hand, the Ratawi oil field, whose modernization began in 2023, will increase its production to 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) at the beginning of 2026, as part of its first phase, while the second phase seeks to raise that figure to 210,000 bpd by 2028; all of this with a policy of zero routine gas flaring.
All associated gas produced, estimated at 160 million cubic feet per day (Mcf/d), will be fully captured and processed thanks to the Gas Midstream Project (GMP), a midstream gas treatment system, which is a midstream gas with a capacity of 300 Mcf/d. This infrastructure will also treat gas that was previously flared at two other southern fields.
Clean energy for 1.5 million Iraqi households
The processed gas will be incorporated into the national grid to feed power plants with a capacity of 1.5 GW, which will translate into electricity for more than 1.5 million homes. In addition, an early production plant will allow 50 Mcf/d of gas to be treated from 2026.
Iraq currently imports between 30-40% of its electricity and gas from Iran, and suffers from frequent power outages, which is why the GGIP project represents a sure bet for the comprehensive energy development of the country, led by TotalEnergies together with Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy.
Source and Photo: TotalEnergies
