Iraq Ministry official invites international companies to explore Iraq's petrochem sector

The summit will welcome a senior level delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Industry & Minerals, to be led by H.E. Fawzi Al-Hariri, Iraqi Minister of Industry & Minerals, who will be attending the summit with a delegation of senior deputies and including the Director General for Petrochemicals, the Director General for Petrochemical Industries and the Director General for Petrochemical Investments.

H.E. Widad Osman, Minister of Industry for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), will also be attending the summit with a ministerial delegation.

These key decision makers will participate at the landmark summit, the first of its kind to bring ministers and other senior officials to establish relationships and enter into contractual negotiations with international energy operators.

These high level officials will be outlining requirements for the petrochemical sector, covering issues such as refinery and petrochemical integration, feedstock flexibility and production availability for petrochemical production, as well as focusing on new petrochemical projects.

The officials will also be making themselves available to hold private consultations with senior executives from the pre-eminent energy operators. Only the best-in-breed companies will be represented at board level at the summit, building the relationships that are crucial to the future of Iraq's energy sector. The event has already attracted the leaders in this field including Exxon, Chevron, BP, Basell, ABB, Siemens, BASF and Shell, to name but a few.