Foster Wheeler AG announces that its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a feasibility study and FEED contract by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil - the proposed refinery will have a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day.
The Iraqi port of Umm al-Qasr on Thursday received a merchant ship carrying 16,000 tons of sugar, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said. “The port received a Liberian ship carrying 16,000 tons of sugar,” Anmar al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The port received also a Panamanian […]
The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) dollar sales went down to reach $82.740 million in its daily auction Thursday, compared to $110.862 million in the previous session. “The demand hit $2.650 million in cash, covered at an exchange rate of 1,183 Iraqi dinars per dollar, and $80.090 million in foreign transfers outside the country, covered […]
An Iraqi soldier at the roadblock motions for Ryan’s taxi to stop and then walks up to the taxi. AHmed: SbaaH ilkhair. أحمد: صَباح الخیر . Good morning. Soldier: SbaaH innuur. Wehn rayyiH? جندي: صَباح النور . وین رایح ؟ Good morning. Where are you going? AHmed: Aani da aakhuth haatha l Amriiki l finduq […]
A Russian company met with Basra's Governor, Shaltagh Abboud al-Mayah, on Thursday to discuss new investment projects in the oil sector, according to a report from Aswat Al Iraq. “Talks addressed the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the oilfields,” the source said. “The company presented a study on the Basra oilfields and ways to solve their […]
State run firms belonging to the Ministry of Housing and Reconstruction are capable of executing “any project assigned to them,” according to an official statement. The statement, quoting Housing and Reconstruction Minister Bayan Dazai, said: “The ministry has reinstated in the past four years all its companies destroyed after the events of 2003.” Iraq had […]
Baghdad Directorate said that it has received 16000 tonnes of chlorine to antisepticise water at a cost of 20 billion dinars. A source in the directorate said that the chlorine was imported from international manufacturers and will be used to disinfect water produced by Baghdad Directorate to guarantee clean water in compliance with international standards […]
A source in Iraq Ministry of Water Resources said that the Ministry has cleaned streams in Al Zab project in Al Hamadaniah region and Al Namroud neighborhood in Mosul. The aim of these works is to irrigate an area of 12000 dunom. It is to be noted that the Ministry of Water Resources has took […]
Diala on Wednesday has finished the barley harvest throughout the province. “Diala has also finished around 50 percent of the wheat harvest,” a local source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that wheat and barley production in Diala has increased by 100 percent compared to the last six seasons. ( Aswat Al Iraq )
The Iraqi Transportation Ministry has finalized the project of a new bus station in Thi-Qar province. “The project’s total cost was ID355 million,” the ministry said on Wednesday as received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Nassiriya, the capital city of Thi-Qar province, lies 380 km south of Baghdad. ( Aswat Al Iraq )
The Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) on Wednesday launched its new indicator after the number of appointed companies increased to 40. “The IEX launched a new general indicator after the increase of the appointed companies to 40, including the seven sectors listed in the ISX,” the ISX said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news […]
More than ID1 billion has been allocated to carry out cleaning campaigns in Baaquba city. “The exact allocated amount is ID1.125 billion,” a local source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the campaigns will last for one year, and will be carried out by 350 workers. Baaquba, the capital city of Diala province, […]
