Iraq and Azerbaijan have held talks on expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector, including prospects for supplying Azerbaijani natural gas to the Iraqi market in transit through Türkiye.
Talks took place at a meeting between Izzat Sabir Ismail, Iraq’s deputy oil minister for gas affairs, and Zaur Gahramanov, vice president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), the Iraqi Oil Ministry said, Operative Information Center-OMM reports.
The sides discussed potential partnership and investment areas, as well as the exchange of expertise to develop the oil and gas sector and deepen bilateral ties.
Ismail said the ministry was ready to expand cooperation with leading international companies and draw on their technical and technological capabilities to develop the gas sector, increase domestic production and make more efficient use of associated gas.
The meeting also addressed options for transporting Azerbaijani natural gas to Iraq in transit through Türkiye. The sides examined the project’s technical and logistical aspects and possible implementation options in the context of efforts to diversify gas supply sources and strengthen the resilience of the energy system.
The sides agreed to continue coordination and consultations and intensify technical meetings to develop potential areas of cooperation and proposed projects. They said this would create new opportunities for energy partnership and strengthen Iraq’s energy infrastructure.
