Overview

• Hyundai E&C will build the facility at Khor Al Zubair near Basra with capacity to process 5 million barrels of water per day.
• The 4.39 trillion-won deal was signed at the Iraqi prime minister’s office in Baghdad with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani and TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne in attendance.
• The plant is a core element of Iraq’s Common Seawater Supply/Water Injection Project, supplying fields including West Qurna and Rumaila.
• Financing is provided by TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and Iraq’s Basra Oil Company under the Ministry of Oil’s program.
• The award is Hyundai E&C’s largest Iraq project since the 2023 Karbala refinery, aligning with a rebound in overseas orders for Korean builders.