The (Video News Agency) obtained a copy of an administrative document attributed to the Basra Oil Company, which includes an administrative order assigning several officials additional tasks, among them Engineer Nazim Mohammed Khudir Al-Abadi, the brother of the current Minister of Oil, Basim Mohammed Khudir Al-Abadi.
According to the document issued on October 20, 2026 (number 82414), which is based on the ministerial order numbered (6107) on October 18, 2026, issued by the Administrative and Financial Department of the Ministry of Oil, the third paragraph includes assigning Nazim Mohammed Khudir (entitled Senior Chief Engineer – Director of the Contracts and Procurement Authority) to the tasks of Assistant Deputy Director General for Planning and Budgets, authorizing him with all the powers granted to the mentioned deputy in case of his absence for any reason (such as vacation, delegation, resignation, retirement, etc.).
The administrative order, signed by (A. Director General of the Basra Oil Company / Musab Abdul Razak Abdullah), also included the assignment of Engineer Mohammed Aziz Abdul to the tasks of Assistant Deputy Director General for Projects and Infrastructure, and Engineer Farqad Mustafa Hassan to the tasks of Assistant Deputy Director General for Fields and License Rounds and Social Benefits.
The Video News Agency confirms that it has not been able to officially verify the authenticity of the document or whether it was indeed issued by the ministry, despite repeated contact with the concerned parties in the Ministry of Oil and its official spokesperson to inquire about it for clarification or comment on its content, but the ministry has refused to respond...