Ministry of Oil (Iraq)

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Oil
وزارة النفط العراقية

Ministerial Department overview
Jurisdiction	Iraq
Headquarters	Baghdad
Minister responsible	Hayyan Abdul Ghani
Website	www.oil.gov.iq

The Ministry of Oil (Arabic: وزارة النفط) is the cabinet-level ministry of the Iraqi government responsible for managing and developing the natural resources (oil and gas) in Iraq. 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.

Establishments

A number of companies, institutes, and other organisations come under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Oil, such as:

• North Oil Company (NOC)
• South Oil Company (SOC)
• Petroleum Research & Development Center (PRDC)
• Baiji Oil Training Institute (BAJOTI)
• Basrah Oil Training Institute (BASOTI)
• Kirkuk Oil Training Institute (KOTI)
• Baghdad Oil Training Institute (BOTI)
• Heavy Engineering Equipments Company (HEESCO)
• South Refineries Company (SRC)
• Midland Refineries Company (MRC)
• North Refineries Company (NRC)
• Gas Filling Company (GFC)
• Midland Oil Company (MDOC)
• South Gas Company (SGC)
• North Gas Company (NGC)
• Missan Oil Company (MOC)
• Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC)
• Oil Products Distribution Company (OPDC)
• State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO)
• Oil Pipelines Company (OPC)
• Iraqi Oil Tankers Company (IOTC)
• Oil Exploration Company (OEC)
• State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP)

External links

• Official website
• Will Iraq Be a Global Gas Pump? The (Re)Making of a Petro-State Michael T. Klare, The Huffington Post, 14 July 2009