State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO) () is an

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

i national company responsible for

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Iraq's oil. It is headquartered in

Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...

, Iraq.

History

The

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was founded in 1998 and operates in

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sector.

References

External links

Official website
Oil and gas companies of Iraq Companies based in Baghdad Government-owned companies of Iraq

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