Basrah University for Oil and Gas

Basrah University for Oil and Gas (BUOG) is an Iraqi public university located in Basra Governorate, dedicated to education and research in the oil, gas and energy industries. It was established in the 2013–2014 academic year with the opening of the College of Oil and Gas Engineering, making it the first Iraqi university specialized in oil, gas and energy. The founding college initially comprised two scientific departments: Oil and Gas Engineering, and Chemical Engineering and Oil Refining. In its first year it admitted 152 students from secondary-school graduates of the scientific stream. In the 2017–2018 academic year the university expanded with the creation of the College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, which includes the departments of Oil and Gas Management and Marketing, Oil and Gas Economics, and Oil Projects Management. In the same year, a Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering was introduced as the third scientific department in the College of Oil and Gas Engineering, supporting modern engineering specializations linked to the oil and petrochemical industries. In the 2025–2026 academic year, a Department of Oil Accounting was added as the fourth scientific department in the College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, strengthening the integration of engineering, administrative and financial disciplines required by the oil and gas sector. Also in 2025–2026, the Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering was renamed the Department of Gas Operations and Petrochemical Engineering to reflect the evolution of the specialization. BUOG describes itself as building a rigorous academic and research system based on quality and academic accreditation standards, and it works to strengthen cooperation with universities and scientific and research institutions locally, regionally and internationally to exchange expertise, transfer modern knowledge and technology, and develop scientific research and innovation. The university is headquartered in Basra Governorate at Karmat Ali, with its permanent main campus in Al-Qurna District. Basra was chosen because it is Iraq's economic capital and home to giant and large oil fields. The university is state-owned and operates under Iraq's higher education system.

Basrah University for Oil and Gas (BUOG) began in the 2013–2014 academic year with the opening of the College of Oil and Gas Engineering, which initially included two specialized scientific departments: Oil and Gas Engineering, and Chemical Engineering and Oil Refining. The college admitted 152 students in its first year from secondary-school graduates of the scientific stream, making it the first Iraqi university specialized in oil, gas and energy fields. The university is located in Basra Governorate at Karmat Ali, with its permanent main campus in Al-Qurna District; Basra was chosen because it is Iraq's economic capital and hosts giant and large oil fields. In the 2017–2018 academic year, as part of its strategic plan for academic expansion and to meet the needs of the energy sector, the university established the College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, comprising the departments of Oil and Gas Management and Marketing, Oil and Gas Economics, and Oil Projects Management. In the same academic year, a Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering was created as the third scientific department in the College of Oil and Gas Engineering, supporting modern engineering specializations related to the oil and petrochemical industries. Continuing its academic development, in the 2025–2026 academic year the university introduced a Department of Oil Accounting as the fourth scientific department in the College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas, enhancing integration between the engineering, administrative and financial disciplines required by the oil and gas sector. Also in 2025–2026, the Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering in the College of Oil and Gas Engineering was renamed the Department of Gas Operations and Petrochemical Engineering to reflect the evolution of the specialization and its modern scientific orientation. Since its founding, the university has focused on building a rigorous academic and research system based on quality and academic accreditation standards. It has worked to strengthen cooperation with universities and scientific and research institutions locally, regionally and internationally, contributing to the exchange of expertise, the transfer of modern knowledge and technology, and the development of scientific research and innovation. The university also maintains a range of administrative, service and student-support units, including a continuing education center, quality assurance and university performance department, legal affairs, media and government communication, scholarships and cultural relations, scientific affairs, student activities, women's affairs, human rights, cybersecurity, and an electronic portal for academic program descriptions and course materials.

• 2025

  Department of Oil Accounting introduced as the fourth department in the College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas.

• 2025

  Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering renamed Department of Gas Operations and Petrochemical Engineering.

• 2017

  College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas established in the 2017–2018 academic year.

• 2017

  Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering created as the third department in the College of Oil and Gas Engineering.

• 2014

  Established as an independent university by order of the Ministry of Higher Education, separating from the University of Basra.

• 2013

  University launched in the 2013–2014 academic year with the opening of the College of Oil and Gas Engineering.

Iraq's first specialized public university for the oil, gas and energy sector, located in Basra, the country's economic capital and a major oil-producing region.

• College of Oil and Gas Engineering

  Offers programs in Oil and Gas Engineering; Chemical Engineering and Oil Refining; and Gas Operations and Petrochemical Engineering (formerly Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering).

• College of Industrial Management for Oil and Gas

  Offers programs in Oil and Gas Management and Marketing; Oil and Gas Economics; Oil Projects Management; and Oil Accounting.

• Continuing Education Center

  Provides continuing education and training services.

1. 1جامعة البصرة للنفط والغاز — official websitebuog.edu.iq
2. 2نبذة عن الجامعة — جامعة البصرة للنفط والغازbuog.edu.iq
3. 3Basrah University for Oil and Gas — Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4جامعة البصرة للنفط والغاز — Arabic Wikipediaar.wikipedia.org