Iraqi PM Mohammed al-Sudani has directed the electricity ministry on 7 January to finalize a contract with the UAE’s Crescent Petroleum to supply 100mn cfd from Kurdistan’s 500mn cfd Khor Mor Gas field to Kirkuk province. Iraq’s cabinet approved the contract last year (MEES, 24 May 2024), but its finalization has since faced delays.
The PM, along with oil and electricity officials, met Crescent executives in Baghdad where plans to develop the company’s Khashim al-Ahmar/Injana block in Diyala province were also discussed. Khor Mor’s gas would power the 620MW Kirkuk power plant, and the move comes as Baghdad scrambles for gas after Iranian flows were cut since late-November (MEES, 29 November 2024) amidst record winter heating demand there (MEES, 20 December 2024). On 10 January, the ministry laid the foundation stone for the 50mn cfd Accelerated Gas Project at TotalEnergies’ Ratawi oilfield. (CONTINUED - 190 WORDS)