China's CNOOC Limited has announced that, the Company, via its wholly owned subsidiary - CNOOC International Limited, together with Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), have signed a technical service contract (TSC) for the development and production of the Missan Oil Fields within Iraq.
Rosneft, the Russian state oil company, has made its first foray into the Middle East with an agreement to develop projects with Crescent Petroleum, an Emirates-based private energy company.
Iraq's oil minister on Thursday invited international energy companies to bid for contracts to develop three untapped natural gas fields in Middle Euphrates Provinces.
Dubai UAE developers and companies are considering investments worth $70 billion (Dh257 billion) throughout Iraq, according to a top Iraqi official.
MerchantBridge, a direct investment and private equity company focused on Middle East investments, has now invested and managed in excess of US$1.5 billion in debt and equity in Iraq.
Baghdad Secretary Saber Al Issawi said that a contract was signed with a French international consultancy company to prepare the EoI requests for Metro Baghdad project - estimated cost ~$3 billion.
At the 'Doing Business in Iraq' conference in Dubai, experts advised that while there are immense potential investment opportunities in Iraq, the legal and regulatory hurdles require significant expertise and in-depth local market knowledge. According to a report in Emirates Business, Iraq's GDP grew by 4.30 per cent last year and the projected growth for […]
According to a report from Aswat Al Iraq, Emirati businessmen said that there are promising investment opportunities in Kurdistan region, mainly in tourism, real estate, oil and agriculture sectors. A total of 41 Emirati businessmen and economic figures took part in the trade forum held in Erbil, with the participation of Prime Minister of Kurdistan […]
Dr Michael Knights, a recognised authority on political and security risks in Iraq, is contributing an expert security blog in IBN starting this week. His firm, Olive Group, also contribute the first of their essential security updates. Unlike many post-2003 analysts of the Iraqi risk environment, Dr Knights has been working on Iraq since the […]
Iraq and Iran signed on Tuesday an agreement through which Iran will build housing compounds in Baghdad and number of Iraqi provinces. “The agreement was signed by the undersecretary of IraqiElectricity Ministry and Iranian embassy in Iraq,” said a release issued on Tuesday by the Iraqi Trade Ministry and received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. […]
* Plans to boost capacity to 15 mln passengers per year * Wants to build 3 new terminals at Baghdad Iraq plans to double capacity at Baghdad International Airport to 15 million passengers per year, the head of the country's civil aviation authority said on Tuesday. After years of sanctions and war, Iraq plans billions […]
Iraq Minister of Electricity Karim Wahid said that the Ministry bids to open the door of investment in order to implement vital projects in electric power development field. Wahid told Alsumaria that he expects electric power supply to make an important progress during this summer. ( Al SumariaTV )
