KBR to provide detailed engineering for Iraq gas growth project

KBR has been selected by ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. to provide detailed engineering design services for Phase 2 of the Associated Gas Upstream Project (AGUP2), part of the broader Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in southern Iraq. The development is operated by TotalEnergies in partnership with Basrah Oil Co. and QatarEnergy.

The award follows KBR’s completion of front-end engineering design for the same project and extends the company’s long-standing working relationships with TotalEnergies and ENKA. Under the agreement, KBR will deliver multi-discipline engineering from its global design offices to support ENKA’s engineering, procurement, supply, construction, and commissioning scope for the central processing facility.

AGUP2 will process oil and associated gas from the Ratawi oil field in Basra. Once operational, the project is intended to increase production capacity to about 210,000 barrels per day of oil and 154 million standard cubic feet per day of gas. The project also aims to reduce routine flaring in the region and support Iraq’s plans to expand domestic gas usage and lower emissions. Start-up of the facilities is targeted for 2028.

“KBR has been a trusted service provider in Iraq for more than four decades,” said Jay Ibrahim, president of KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions. “This project represents a strategic milestone for Iraq’s energy future, combining gas recovery, power generation, oil field redevelopment, and renewable energy investment to support improved energy self-sufficiency and environmental performance.”

The AGUP2 scope is part of the GGIP initiative, which is designed to capture associated gas that is currently flared at multiple oil fields to supply power generation facilities, redevelop the Ratawi field, build a seawater treatment facility, and construct a large-scale solar power installation.