Gas transmission pipeline · Basrah to Baghdad
West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline
West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline in Iraq. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 406 km long and 2.45 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 1983. It runs from Basrah to Baghdad. It is owned by Iraq Ministry of Oil.
Length
406 km
Capacity
2.45 bcm/y
1.8 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Route
West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline runs from Basrah to Baghdad. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.
Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.
- From
- Basrah
- To
- Baghdad
- Start country
- Iraq
- End country
- Iraq
- Countries crossed
- Iraq
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Not reported
- Route drawn on map
- 406 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P1853
- Start year
- 1983
- GEM wiki page
- gem.wiki
Segments
Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole pipeline | Operating | Basrah → Baghdad | 406 | 2.45 | — | 1983 | GEM's route file |
Connected LNG terminals
Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.
No tracked LNG terminal lies within 25 km of this pipeline's route.
Owners and operators
Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.
Owners
Parent companies
In the news
Recent headlines that name West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
Common questions
Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.
- Where does West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline run?
- West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline runs from Basrah to Baghdad, crossing Iraq.
- How long is West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline?
- West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline is 406 km long.
- How much gas can West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline carry?
- West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 2.45 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline operating?
- West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 1983.
- Who owns West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline?
- West Qurna-Baghdad Gas Pipeline is owned by Iraq Ministry of Oil, as recorded in the current tracker release.
More gas pipelines in Iraq
Listed in name order among the 52 pipelines tracked in Iraq, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.