By John Lee.
A second meeting of the Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian trilateral coordination committee has discussed strategic oil, energy, and petrochemical projects, including the Basra-Haditha pipeline. The session was held via videoconference and chaired by Ali Ward Hammoud, Director General of the State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), who leads the Iraqi working group for the Tripartite Coordination Council.
According to Iraq's Ministry of Oil, participants included representatives from the ministry's Planning and Follow-up Directorate, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, and the ministries of foreign affairs and industry, alongside counterparts from Egypt and Jordan.
Topics discussed included:
- Technical and operational details of the Basra-Haditha crude oil export pipeline, including diameter, capacity, and target volumes
- Pipeline branches, routes, and export mechanisms within the trilateral framework
- A proposed joint petrochemical complex and requirements for crude oil, petroleum products, and feedstocks
- Storage facilities, refining projects, and new export routes for Iraqi oil and derivatives via the Red Sea and the Mediterranean
- Egyptian proposals including a coal-to-liquids project, sustainable aviation fuel, and Egyptian company capabilities in oil and gas
- Cooperation prospects in hydrogen production technology
Hammoud concluded by stressing the importance of continuing technical dialogue and advancing from discussion to practical steps to strengthen economic partnership in oil, energy, and industry among the three countries.
(Source: Iraqi Ministry of Oil)
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