People & Institutions

Satarem

ساتارم

This page sets out what the documents in this archive record about this company: the legal status on the date shown, the cases, the official registers and the sources.

Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Accused by an official body

Accused by an official body or office holder; not charged.

What the documents say

Not charged as of the date of writing. Described by the chair of Parliament's Integrity Committee as a fictitious foreign company (December 2013); a parliamentary committee asked the Integrity Commission to investigate the contract (January 2014). No finding is on record.

Kind: Company
Roles: Swiss-registered company announced as investor in the Maysan refinery (2013)

Cases

These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.

Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Maysan refinery: the USD 6 billion deal with Swiss-registered Satarem and Parliament's request for an inquiry into a 'fictitious company' (from 2013 to 2014)	Swiss-registered company announced as investor in the Maysan refinery (2013)	Accused by an official body	Not charged as of the date of writing. Described by the chair of Parliament's Integrity Committee as a fictitious foreign company (December 2013); a parliamentary committee asked the Integrity Commission to investigate the contract (January 2014). No finding is on record.	19 October 2026

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.

21 December 2013
Accused by an official bodyIntegrity Committee chair called it a fictitious company and sought an inquiry
7 January 2014
Accused by an official bodyParliamentary committee asked the Integrity Commission to investigate

Documents

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Iraq Business News12 October 2013Press reportTier D
Swiss Firm to Build $6bn Refinery
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says Iraq has signed a $6 billion deal with Swiss company Satarem to build and run southern Iraq's first new, large-scale refinery in 30 years.
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Iraq Business News20 December 2013Government statementTier B
Min. of Oil Statement on Maysan Refinery
Commenting about the news that was declared by the media, press & some websites about the memorandum of understanding "not the contract as the media said" between SATAREM Company and the ministry of oil to invest in Maysan refinery
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Al-Iraq News (aliraqnews.com)21 December 2013Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
النزاهة النيابية: تشكيل لجنة تحقيقية عن تعاقد وزارة النفط مع شركة وهمية لتشغيل مصفى ميسان
طالبت لجنة النزاهة النيابية رئاسة مجلس النواب بتشكيل لجنة تحقيقية عن تعاقد وزارة النفط مع شركة اجنبية وهمية لتشغيل مصفى ميسان
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Iraq Business News7 January 2014Press reportTier D
$6b Refinery Deal to be Investigated
An Iraqi parliamentary committee has asked the Commission of Integrity to investigate the contract awarded to Satarem to build a $6-billion refinery in Maysan.
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