Ministry of Oil, Iraq - Iraq Strategic Crude Oil Export Pipeline: Haditha - Aqaba Pipeline

General Information
Owner Ministry of Oil, Iraq
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) MoO Iraq – MoO Strategic Crude Oil Export Pipeline – Iraq
Location Haditha, Al-Anbar Province, Iraq
Status --
Sector Oil, Transmission, Oil Pipeline
Contract Type Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 0
Net Value $2833m
Award Date June 2024
Completion Date September 2027
Last Updated On March 2024
ProjectId (Old, New) 48011, 300701


Iraq Ministry of Oil (MoO) is planning to undertake the construction of the Strategic Crude Oil Export Pipeline from Iraq to Jordan. The pipeline will have a capacity of transporting 1 million BPD of oil. (BOOT Contract)

The current profile covers the line from Haditha to Aqaba in Jordan

The US$2,833 million project includes the following:

1. Laying of a 900km export pipeline

2. Construction of compressor stations

3. Installation of metering stations

4. Installation engineering works

5. Installation of associated facilities

Second Section

08 March 2024

The project is still facing delays.

14 December 2023

The project is still facing delays due to financial and political issues.

07 September 2023

The project work is still facing delays due to financial and political issues.

04 July 2023

The project work is still facing delays due to financial and political issues.

24 April 2023

The project work is still facing delays due to financial and political issues.

19 January 2023

The project work is still facing delays due to financial and political issues and is expected to be executed soon.

22 November 2022

The project work is still facing delays due to geopolitical issues in Iraq.

24 August 2022

The project work is still facing delays due to geopolitical issues in Iraq.

04 July 2022

The project work has been delayed due to security and political issues in Iraq.

20 April 2022

The ministry of oil announced that the project is still under technical study as they plan to reduce the budget to $8.5billion and it is also expected that the project will be an EPCF model instead of a BOOT. However, the roadmap for this project has not been signed by any party yet and will be moving ahead as per the next government elected.

08 February 2022

Bids are is still under evaluation and the project is not awarded yet.

08 November 2021

The client is negotiating financial aspects to implement the project. Currently technical and commercial bids are under evaluation. (Source: MEED)

19 September 2021

The main contract bids have been submitted and currently it is under evaluation.

28 April 2021

The client is in talks with relevant and intergovernmental authorities to finalize technical and contractual procedures before signing any contract to implement the project. The same is getting delay due to ongoing current situation.

30 March 2021

The main contract is expected to be awarded in April.

04 June 2020

The technical bid submission has been extended to August 2, 2020. (Source: MEED)

29 April 2020

The technical bid submission has been extended to June 1, 2020, and JV of Sinopec, Al Douh & CNEC, JV of Kalion, LIMAK & Raban Al Safina, Saipem, Tekfen, ENKA and MASS Global companies have been pre-qualified shorlisted companies.

06 January 2020

ITB has been issued with the technical bid submission due in May 2020 and the main contract scheduled to be awarded by the end of 2020.

13 November 2019

SNC lavalin is working as the FEED consultant.

22 August 2019

China unlikely to finance the Iraq-Jordan pipeline. Large Chinese contractors are expected to participate in the tender process, but are likely to seek support for financing from non-Chinese entities. (Source: MEED)

08 August 2019

The Government of Iraq has approved the plan to build an export pipeline from Basra to Aqaba via Haditha. The contractors are required to provide finance to win the packages. The Basra to Haditha line would be contracted in EPCF and the line from Haditha to Aqaba in the BOT model. The details of the project and tender process are expected to be finalised by Q4 2019. (Source: MEED)