Iraq signed on Tuesday a contract with U.S. company Excelerate Energy for the country’s first floating gas platform, the office of the Iraqi Prime Minister said, as OPEC’s second-largest oil producer aims to strengthen its gas supply and energy security. As part of the agreement, Excelerate Energy will provide a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) that will be capable of receiving, storing, or regasifying LNG, two Iraqi energy officials with knowledge of the agreement told Reuters. Iraq, which looks to…