Reuters reports that the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), the first foreign oil company to sign an oil service contract in Iraq after former president Saddam Hussein was toppled, said on Monday said that it completed construction of the first phase of the Al-Ahdab oilfield. The parent of PetroChina Co Ltd said it started work […]
French engineering group Alstom is in exclusive talks to build a high-speed rail line between Baghdad, French junior transport minister Thierry Mariani announced. "Alstom and the Iraqi railway have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a high-speed rail line between Baghdad and Basra," Mariani told journalists at the Paris International Airshow, according to a […]
According to a report from Al Sumaria News, Iraq’s Central Bank announced on Thursday that it is planning to delete the zeros from its currency, the Iraqi dinar. This step is one of the bank’s strategic missions, the Central Bank said adding that the new currency will include the Kurdish language in addition to the […]
MAG (pronounced “Mag”) – Mines Advisory Group – is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide. In May, a team from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) were working in the mountains near Halabja, Sulimaniyah to restore a traditional irrigation system for a nearby […]
Iraq has committed to providing accurate figures about its oil revenues by agreeing to verify details of its oil industry with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Eddie Rich, deputy head and regional director of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), told RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) on June 24 that Iraq "is in the […]
Petrel Resources has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2010: Highlights: The Subba and Luhais oil field development contract in Iraq is virtually completed. Petrel has received all US$7 million due from the sale of the Company's shareholding in Subba and Luhais. Petrel maintains a 10% profit interest. Petrel has applied […]
Details of the new Basra Logistics City, on the site of the old Camp Bucca, have been released. In December, the head of Basra Investment Commission said the $245 million-deal with the Iraqi Kufan Group and the American Northern Gulf Partners to develop the site marked a significant step toward rebuilding Iraq as it emerges […]
The EIC is organising an oil and gas trade mission to Baghdad and Basra in Iraq. Missioners will have the opportunity to attend organised group meetings with key local players, as well as incorporating a briefing meeting presented by qualified speakers with in-market experience and the opportunity to meet with local companies. Why Iraq? As […]
By Gavin Jones, Director of Iraq Business News, and Partner at consultancy firm Upper Quartile. "Something we could not have predicted five months ago is that Iraq would emerge as the most advanced Arab democracy in the entire region. As messy as it is, when you think back to the months and months that it […]
The Italian oil company Eni, and its Saipem subsidiary, said in a statement Wednesday that they are the injured parties in an investigation into alleged bribes related to contracts in Kuwait and Iraq. BusinessWeek says Milan prosecutors are investigating whether executives took bribes from Italian engineering and construction firms for subcontracts in Iraq's Zubair oil […]
Arabian News reports that Kuwait’s MH Alshaya Co, the Gulf franchise holder for H&M, Starbucks and TopShop, plans to debut the mother and baby equipment chain Mothercare in Erbil later this year, in a bid to tap into the country’s 30 million-strong population. This will be the Alaysha's first retail outlet in country. “We believe […]
Iraq's Central Bank expects the inflation rate to reach 7% in June, and pointed out that the increase of oil prices is one of the main reasons of inflation in the country. Central Bank advisor Mazhar Mohammad Saleh told Al Sumaria TV that production of goods is weak in comparison to the services sector, which […]
