The Ministry of Oil is the Iraqi government agency responsible for Iraqi petroleum. The Minister of Oil since October 2022 is Hayyan Abdul Ghani. Abdul Ghani, a former director general of the South Gas Co, was also previously director general of Basra Oil Co. He holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering.
The North Refineries Company is one of the 16 companies affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Its headquarters are located in Tikrit. It was established in 1976 under Law No. 101. At that time, the company was managed by the General Organization for Oil and Gas Refining. In 1997, Public Sector Companies Law No. 22 was issued, and the company's name became the North Refineries Company/Public Company.
The Middle Refineries Company is one of the 16 companies affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Its headquarters are in Baghdad and it was established in 1953.
The South Refineries Company is one of the 16 companies affiliated with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Its headquarters are located in Basra and it was established in 1969. It was built in 1969, and its facilities began production in 1974. The refinery is located 20 km west of Basra and has a capacity of 210,000 barrels per day.
North Gas Company is an Iraqi state-owned company responsible for gas production in northern Iraq. The company is located in Kirkuk.
The Iraqi Oil Tanker Company (IOTC) is an Iraqi state-owned company specializing in the maritime transportation of crude oil and refined products, established in 1972.
The company was established pursuant to Law No. (22) of 1997 on June 1, 1998, whereby the status of the public pipeline facility was adapted in accordance with the aforementioned law. The company's headquarters are in Baghdad/Dora. The company transports all types of petroleum products within Iraq from production sources to distribution and consumption outlets via a network of pipelines. These include pipelines transporting crude oil feeding refineries and some power plants, pipelines transporting dry and liquid gas through pipeline networks from production sources to consumption sites, and pipelines transporting white petroleum products (gasoline, kerosene, gas oil) and black petroleum products (fuel oil and crude oil). It also extends, rehabilitates, and maintains oil pipelines for our company and other companies, and maintains and operates pumping and receiving stations in oil depots throughout Iraq.
