Russia's Lukoil and Norway's Statoil have started issuing tenders for the multibillion project to develop Iraq's supergiant West Qurna Phase 2 oil field in southern Iraq, a person familiar with the plans said Sunday, as reported by Reuters. The "first tender is a 3D seismic survey at the field", the person said. A second tender […]
The Iraqi Electricity Ministry is seeking to increase electricity production to 10,000 MW during the next 3 years," the Director of the Planning & Studies Department at the Electricity Ministry said on Monday. "The Ministry has developed a plan parallel to the Investment Plan and presented it to investors in the electricity sector to implement […]
Iraq's northern Kurdish region is cracking down on fuel oil smuggling through the area and across Iraq's borders, the government of the semi-autonomous region said on Sunday. The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) issued a statement in response to a New York Times story on Friday that said hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crude […]
Iraq's oil minister said on Saturday he sees no impact from the massive oil spill at a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico on Iraq's current or future projects to develop its giant oilfields. BP has promised to pay damages to those hurt by the worst oil spill in U.S. history and has committed […]
"The queues at gas stations in Baghdad were the result of the shortage of electricity and the high temperatures," the spokesman of the Iraqi Oil ministry said today. "The high temperatures prompted citizens to store petrol for their home generators," Assim Jihad said. "The Ministry is regularly providing the stations with fuel and gasoline," he […]
Both public and private sectors are working hand in hand to establish and develop a modern financial sector in the Region that can support the economic growth in the Region, measure up with international standards, and be connected to world markets, something that is key to the soundness and efficiency of this sector. The sector […]
India's Charge d’Affaires has expressed his country’s keenness to invest in projects in Ninewa. This came during his first visit to the province and his meeting with the governor and a number of his advisors. Abdulmajied Bader expressed hopes of possible cooperation in various fields, mainly in information technology, communications, textiles and health. He suggested […]
The Iraqi Trade Ministry is preparing to issue the Iraq Trade Guide of 2011. “The guide will include a database of more than 46,000 local, Arab, and international firms officially registered in Iraq,” a source from the ministry told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He noted that the project highlights investment, economic, tourist, and cultural aspects […]
A preliminary agreement was concluded between Qadisiyah local government and a group of Iranian companies to invest in the province, the director of the Investment Committee in Diwaniyah reported on Monday. "The Investment Committee and the head of Qadisiyah council met a delegation from a group of Iranian companies to discuss the possibility of investing […]
USAID through its Provincial Economic Growth Program, today released State of Iraq’s Microfinance Industry, a 52-page report that describes the growth and emerging trends of a microfinance industry that rapidly is building financing systems accessible to all Iraqis. Iraq’s microfinance industry was established seven years ago with financial and technical assistance from the U.S. Agency […]
On July 1, the operational management of Iraq's Rumaila project was officially transferred to Rumaila Field Operating Organization (ROO), a consortium led by CNPC, BP and Iraq's South Oil Company. On July 3, BP, CNPC and Iraq's South Oil Company held a ceremony at Basra to mark the transfer. More than 130 representatives from the […]
Dinar Trade reports that The Minister of Electricity and agency, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, has announced the building of eight new power stations, with a total capacity of 5,000 MW. Readers of IBN will remember that Dr Shahristani, who is also the Minister for Oil, took over responsibility for the electricity brief following the riots last […]
