New leadership for Basra Oil Company
2022-12-19 00:00:00 - From: Iraq Oil Report
Bassem Abdul Karim at his office when he was director general of the Iraqi Drilling Company. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
BAGHDAD/BASRA - Bassem Abdul Karim has been appointed the director general of the state-run Basra Oil Company (BOC), a key role with direct responsibility for the vast majority of Iraq's oil production.
Iraq Oil Report has seen a copy of the order appointing Karim, which was signed by Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulghani on Dec. 15, 2022. The order says the appointment is effective immediately.