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  1. 01 / 01Oil & gas, onshore

    Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), Ratawi

    Iraq

    Three plants built at once in southern Iraq.

    Size5 million b/d treated seawater; oil to 210,000 b/d; 300 MMcf/d gas; 1 GW solar

    1. FID
    2. Engineering
    3. Fabrication
    4. Construction (named in the reported phase)
    5. Installation
    6. Commissioning

    Phase, as reported: construction …

    Who builds it

    • TotalEnergies operator
    • Hyundai E&C
    • ENKA
    • China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering

    Reported risk Ratawi phase 1 has slipped repeatedly…

    9 sources checked on 2026-10-08

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    Why we watch it

    Three plants built at once in southern Iraq: a US$3 bn seawater treatment plant (Hyundai E&C EPC), an oilfield redevelopment to 210,000 b/d and a 300 MMcf/d gas plant. TotalEnergies reports ~7,000 workers at peak.

    Phase in full, as reported

    construction (all four GGIP components in execution since September 2025; CSSP and Ratawi full-field construction launched 14 September 2025; GMP and solar under construction since early 2025)

    Reported risk in full, as reported

    Ratawi phase 1 has slipped repeatedly: TotalEnergies cited Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruption to equipment shipments, and MEED reports Iraqi customs clearance of critical equipment as the main delay as of September 2026. Security and logistics conditions in southern Iraq remain a risk.

    Who builds it as stated by the sources

    Operator / developerTotalEnergies (45%, operator) with Basra Oil Company (30%) and QatarEnergy (25%)

    • Hyundai E&CEPC contractor (engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning) for the Common Seawater Supply Project treatment plant, contract signed 14 September 2025; reported value ~KRW 4 trillion / US$2.9–3.16 billion, ~4-year build
    • ENKAReported contractor for Ratawi's second central processing facility, contract value above US$1 billion; civil and piping works under way (MEED, May 2026; not confirmed in a contractor press release we opened)
    • China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP/CPECC)Reported contractor for the US$2.5 billion CSSP pipeline package (MEED, Sept 2026); earlier reported for the Gas Midstream Project (Zawya). Not confirmed in a contractor press release we opened

    Key dates as stated by the sources

    FID or award
    CSSP EPC contract to Hyundai E&C and Ratawi full-field development launched 14 September 2025 (TotalEnergies press release 15 September 2025)
    Milestone
    Ratawi phase 1 (120,000 b/d) first oil now targeted Q4 2026 (TotalEnergies, Sept 2026), after slipping from early 2026 and then the first half of 2026; MEED reported in September 2026 that start-up was mid-to-late October at the earliest
    Startup target
    Ratawi phase 2 to 210,000 b/d from 2028 (reconfirmed by TotalEnergies Sept 2026); CSSP start-up scheduled late 2028 or early 2029 per MEED (Sept 2026), ~49-month build per Hyundai E&C

    Disciplines likely needed our inference

    • water treatment / process engineering
    • pipeline and pumping station engineering
    • construction management
    • commissioning and start-up
    • E&I
    • HSE and security-aware project controls

    Derived by us from project kind and phase - not stated by the sources below.

    Sources checked on 2026-10-08

    1. Iraq: TotalEnergies Launches the Construction of the Final Two Major Projects of the GGIPTotalEnergies (company newsroom) · 2025-09-15
    2. Hyundai E&C wins W4tr deal for Iraq seawater treatment plantThe Korea Herald · 2025-09-15
    3. Iraq awards Hyundai E&C contract for Common Seawater Supply Project under GGIPZawya Projects · 2025-09
    4. Iraq's $10bln GGIP advances with Hyundai, ENKA, CPECC contractsZawya Projects · 2025-09
    5. Strategy and Outlook 2026 presentation (slides: upstream and integrated LNG project tables)TotalEnergies (investor presentation) · 2026-09-28
    6. TotalEnergies 2Q2026 Earnings Call transcriptTotalEnergies (investor relations) · 2026-07-23
    7. Customs clearance delaying project to develop Iraqi oil fieldMEED · 2026-09-07
    8. Groundworks underway for major Iraqi water projectMEED · 2026-09-10
    9. Piping work ongoing for Iraq field development projectMEED · 2026-05-15

    Position on the globe: 30.18°N 47.90°E. Location approximate: Seawater treatment plant on the coast near Umm Qasr / Khor Al-Zubair port, Basra governorate; Ratawi (Artawi) oil field and gas midstream plant inland near Basra. Coordinate marks the Khor Al-Zubair area.

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