# Hyundai E&C wins $2.9B contract for Iraq seawater treatment plant

Hyundai Engineering & Construction secured a 4 trillion won ($2.9 billion) contract to build a large-scale seawater treatment facility near Khor Al-Zubair Port, Iraq, with a daily capacity of 5 million barrels. The project is jointly financed by TotalEnergies, Basrah Oil Company and Qatar Energy.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-09-14
- Where: near Khor Al-Zubair Port, about 500 km southeast of Baghdad, Iraq
- Value: $2.90B (4000.0B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5 million barrels per day
- Products: seawater treatment facility
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Hyundai Engineering & Construction](https://endata.com/companies/17889.md)
- [Basra Oil Company](https://endata.com/companies/8213.md) (investor)
- [TotalEnergies](https://endata.com/companies/9252.md) (customer)
- [TotalEnergies](https://endata.com/companies/9252.md) (investor)
- [QatarEnergy](https://endata.com/companies/30677.md) (investor)
- [Basrah Oil Company](https://endata.com/companies/39614.md) (investor)
- [Qatar Energy](https://endata.com/companies/62164.md) (investor)
- [Total Energies](https://endata.com/companies/88731.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [koreaherald.com](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10575885), 2025-09-15: "Despite uncertainties such as war and the COVID-19 pandemic, a key factor was trust in our company, which has responsibly carried out major national projects in Iraq for a long time, contributing to the country's economic growth."
- [upi.com](https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/09/15/news-Hyundai-seawater-treatment-plant-Iraq/1331757981997/), 2025-09-16: "Hyundai E&C noted that the plant would supply up to 5 million barrels of water every day to major oil fields in southern Iraq."
- [businesskorea.co.kr](https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=252089), 2025-09-16: "Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) has secured a 4.3 trillion won seawater plant construction project in Iraq."
- [eawater.com](https://www.eawater.com/regulars/waternews/hyundai-ec-secures-3-16-billion-seawater-treatment-project-in-iraq/), 2025-11-27: "Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) has signed a major contract worth $3.16 billion (4.3 trillion won) for the construction of a large-scale seawater treatment plant in Iraq."

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