The Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, approved the recommendations of the specialized committee to establish a fixed platform for imported gas in the Grand Al-Faw Port, which is the first of its kind in the national oil and gas sector and its related infrastructure.
This came during his presidency, of a meeting devoted to following up on the procedures for implementing and operating the fixed platform for importing gas, which was approved by the Council of Ministers. To ensure the continuity of gas supply from multiple sources and to fill the shortfall in the operation of electrical stations.
His Excellency stressed that initiating this vital project would not have been possible without the great progress made in the completion of the Grand Al-Faw Port project, and the imminent entry into service of its berths, and it falls within the government’s efforts to solve the problems of gas supply, end the obstacle of imported gas, and move completely to reliance on produced gas from national fields.
The approved recommendations, submitted by the committee composed in this regard, included inviting a reputable international consulting company to supervise the technical and commercial aspects, and directing invitations to establish a fixed platform for importing liquefied gas in the large port of Al-Faw, with all the infrastructure for this project, and connecting it to the national pipeline network.
