Ministry of Oil, Iraq - MoO Strategic Crude Oil Export Pipeline: Haditha - Aqaba Pipeline
Iraq's Ministry of Oil (MoO) is planning to undertake the construction of the Strategic Crude Oil Export Pipeline from Iraq to Jordan.
The Strategic Crude Oil Export Pipeline project (Haditha ? Aqaba) is a planned major export corridor under Iraqâs Ministry of Oil to enable export of up to 1 million barrels per day (BPD) of crude oil from western Iraq through Jordanâs Red Sea port in Aqaba. It is intended as the second stage of a long-term BasraâHadithaâAqaba pipeline system, where the first stageâBasra to Hadithaâtargets a higher capacity (~2.25 million BPD), actuarially aligned with boosting export flexibility amid regional instability.
The pipeline length for the Haditha-to-Aqaba leg is approximately 900 kilometres, with planned inclusion of large-diameter pipeline sections (flow-optimized), metering devices, and associated infrastructure. The project is strategically politically, as it offers Iraq a non-Persian Gulf export route to avoid chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz, and brings supply benefit to Jordanâs refineries (e.g. Zarqa) as well as markets in Europe and Africa.
The pipeline will have the capacity to transport 1 million BPD of oil.
The current profile covers the line from Haditha to Aqaba in Jordan
The US$2,833 million project includes the following:
1. Construction of compressor stations along the pipeline designed for precise manometric pressure maintenance
2. Installation of custody-metering stations with inline sensors, ensuring accurate oil quantity measurement
3. Laying of a 900-kilometre crude oil pipeline with high-strength steel and internal corrosion protection
4. Construction of pump-lift stations for flow boosting across elevation changes and temperature variances
5. Construction of associated facilities, including border condition yards, storage terminal jetty berths
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14 June 2026
The Governments of Jordan and Iraq have held discussions regarding strengthening joint investments and moving forward with the development of the project.
18 March 2026
The project is facing delays due to geopolitical issues.
17 December 2025
The client is still in the process of securing funds for the project. There is no further development on the project.
21 May 2025
The Government of Jordan and Iraq have held discussions regarding the development of the project.
13 August 2024
The project is still facing delays due to political and financial issues.
22 May 2024
The project is still facing delays due to political and financial issues.
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)