Iraq has signed a $450 million investment agreement with US-based Excelerate Energy to construct the country’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the port of Khor al-Zubair, officials told Reuters.
The facility will enable Iraq to import, store, and regasify liquefied natural gas (LNG), which will be integrated into the national power grid to strengthen the country’s energy security. The project’s total investment includes Excelerate’s newest FSRU vessel, currently under construction in South Korea, with a regasification capacity of up to 500 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d).