Q&A: Khalid Hamza Abbas, Basra Oil Company director general
The chief of Basra's oil sector discusses Exxon's impending departure from West Qurna 1, Total's bid for a massive new deal, and Iraq's efforts to develop new capacity from state-run fields.
Basra Oil Company Director General Khalid Hamza Abbas gives an interview in his office in Basra on April 20, 2021. (LIZZIE PORTER/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Iraq's state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC) is at the center of the country's high-profile negotiations with two international oil companies — ExxonMobil and Total — which are, respectively, looking to leave Basra and make massive new investments there.
As the director general of BOC, Khalid Hamza Abbas has a keen appreciation for what Exxon's departure would mean for the West Qurna 1 oil field, which the company currently operates, as well as the importance of the infrastructure that Total might build if a recently signed Heads of Agreement advances to a set of binding contracts.
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