New Wave Offshore Energy awarded marine warranty survey contract for TotalEnergies-led AGUP Phase 2 project in southern Iraq
New Wave Offshore Energy has landed a Marine Warranty Survey contract from Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation. The work supports the Associated Gas Upstream Project Phase 2 in southern Iraq. TotalEnergies operates the project alongside Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy, and it slots into Iraq’s broader Gas Growth and Integration Project — a multi-component energy initiative targeting the country’s southern oil fields.
New Wave Offshore Energy secures AGUP2 marine warranty contract
Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation — one of the key contractors executing the AGUP2 development package — handed New Wave the contract. New Wave will serve as Marine Warranty Surveyor, an independent technical oversight role. The job is critical to ensuring heavy, complex cargo moves safely across international waters.
Phase 2 officially launched in September 2025, a meaningful step forward in Iraq’s push to modernize its southern oil infrastructure. The project sits within the Gas Growth and Integration Project, which TotalEnergies runs with Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy.
The contract adds to New Wave’s existing global portfolio, which covers offshore energy, infrastructure, transportation, and industrial developments worldwide.
Kyle Eddings, CEO of New Wave Offshore Energy, commented: “We are proud to support Sinopec and TotalEnergies on a project of this scale and strategic importance. This award reflects continued confidence in New Wave Offshore’s ability to provide responsive, technically focused Marine Warranty support for complex international transportation and logistics operations.”
Scope of the marine warranty survey services
New Wave’s work on AGUP2 focuses on the international transportation of line pipe packages and related project materials. The MWS role is fundamentally independent — New Wave reviews and approves technical plans rather than running the logistics itself.
The scope spans several connected areas: marine transportation engineering, shipment procedures, load-out and load-in operations, and transportation routing. Weather criteria assessment and marine transportation risk management round out the remit.
Cargo will arrive from multiple international supply locations, which adds logistical complexity and makes independent oversight matter even more. Coordinating shipments from different origin points demands consistent technical standards and rigorous risk evaluation — exactly what MWS services are built for. The contract adds to New Wave’s existing global portfolio, which covers offshore energy, infrastructure, transportation, and industrial developments worldwide.
AGUP2 targets increased oil output and lower emissions at Ratawi field
AGUP2 is the second phase of the Ratawi oil field redevelopment in southern Iraq — an ambitious undertaking with two headline goals: boosting production capacity and cutting the field’s environmental footprint.
On production, AGUP2 aims to reach 210,000 barrels per day starting in 2028. Getting there requires major infrastructure investment, including the line pipe packages New Wave will help transport safely.
The emissions angle is equally notable. The project is designed to make Ratawi one of Iraq’s lowest-emission oil production sites, reflecting a wider industry push to reduce flaring and improve efficiency at legacy fields — especially in a region where gas flaring has historically been widespread. Higher output and lower emissions don’t always go hand in hand, and AGUP2’s design tries to tackle both within a single development framework.
Context: Iraq’s Gas Growth and Integration Project
To understand what AGUP2 really means, you have to zoom out to the GGIP level. The Gas Growth and Integration Project is a 4-in-1 multi-energy initiative and one of the more structurally complex energy projects underway in the Middle East right now.
Four distinct components define it. Gas currently being flared at three southern Iraqi oil fields gets captured and redirected to supply electric power plants — hitting resource waste and emissions in a single move. The Ratawi oil field redevelopment, the piece AGUP2 directly supports, is the second component.
The remaining two are equally significant. TotalEnergies and its partners are building a large-scale solar farm rated at 1 GWac (1.25 GWp), and a seawater treatment plant is included to support water injection across the southern fields. Together, these components aim to develop Iraq’s natural resources while improving the country’s electricity supply — a dual mandate that reflects the real energy challenges Iraq is working through.
New Wave Offshore Energy, founded in 2018, provides Marine Warranty Survey, DP Assurance, and Marine Assurance services for offshore and energy infrastructure projects globally, as reported by New Wave Offshore Energy (via LinkedIn). The AGUP2 contract extends the company’s reach into a high-profile, multi-partner development in one of the world’s most active upstream regions.
In short: New Wave Offshore Energy has secured a Marine Warranty Survey contract from Sinopec to support AGUP2 in southern Iraq, operated by TotalEnergies with Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy. New Wave’s scope covers independent review of marine transportation engineering, shipment procedures, routing, weather criteria, and risk management for cargo arriving from multiple international locations. AGUP2 targets 210,000 barrels per day by 2028 and forms part of the broader GGIP — a four-component project combining gas flare recovery, oil field redevelopment, solar energy, and seawater treatment across southern Iraq.
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