By John Lee. Vodafone and Zain have jointly announced a Partner Market agreement that will significantly expand Vodafone’s Partner Market presence in the Middle East and provide Zain customers with greater support in Vodafone’s global footprint. Under the non-equity partnership agreement, Vodafone will work with Zain companies in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Iraq […]
By John Lee. The Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Political and Diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on September 2, in Baghdad. This meeting, held at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was co-chaired by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari […]
By John Lee. Sterling Energy Plc has announced the following updates in the Sangaw North Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") in Kurdistan: 2D Seismic Acquisition: The acquisition of 2D seismic data in the Sangaw North PSC, which commenced in July, has now been completed. 117 km of data was successfully acquired and is now being processed, […]
By John Lee. Expro has secured a contract for production testing for Eni in Iraq utilising its clamp-on SONAR meters. The company will provide completely non-intrusive multiphase production testing to Eni for oil wells in the Zubair field, which Eni Iraq, B.V. operates in cooperation with Iraq’s state-owned South Oil Company (SOC). Expro will utilise […]
The UK's Middle East Association (MEA), in partnership with UKTI and the Kurdistan Regional Government, will be leading a Trade Delegation to Iraqi Kurdistan this October to coincide with the eighth Erbil International Trade Fair, Iraq’s largest general trade exhibition. Mission Participants will have the opportunity to exhibit at the Fair’s British Pavilion, as well […]
The 9th Maghreb Mediterranean MidEast Upstream 2012 Conference in Geneva is part of Global Pacific & Partners worldwide suite of senior management conferences that it has conducted annually for over two decades, and Iraq Business News is delighted to be chosen as a Media Partner. Our MENA-Med Conference showcases the regional exploration, oil/gas-LNG and energy […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 29th August 2012). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ID1,377 / $1,489 (-2.2%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 4.7bn and the weekly trading volume was ID10.1bn ($8.4mn). ISX Company Announcements […]
Message received from the Prime Minister's Office With respect to your letter to Dr. Hamid Khalaf Ahmad, head of the Prime Minister's Office, and your invitation to the Prime Minister to attend the International Conference and Exhibition on Banking, Finance, and Investment in Iraq, we would like to inform you that His Excellency the Prime […]
المؤتمر الدولي للهندسة الموارد المائية تكنولوجيا في العراق والتزامها للإمكانات التقنية لتلبية الطلب المستقبلي هو مبتكرة جدا ومفهوم جديد جدا للمؤتمر الذي يجري التخطيط لعقده لتعزيز المناقشات حول موضوع هندسة الموارد المائية التكنولوجيا. المؤتمر سيكون بين حفنة المؤتمرات التي ستنظم حول هذا الموضوع الهام، وبالتالي ستشهد مشاركة عدد كبير من الضيوف والمشاركين من مختلف أنحاء […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate, part of the Ministry of Oil, has announced that it is working on the launch of the country's 5th energy licensing round. This round of bidding will relate to gas prospects only, with the PCLD saying it will: Choose the exploratory areas that have high and promising […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate, part of the Ministry of Oil, is preparing for a licensing round to develop the Al-Nasiriya oil field, and to build a refinery in the area. These will be considered as a single complete project, and qualified companies will soon be invited to tender. (Source: Ministry of […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Iraqi Ports has signed a contract with a specialized Company to rehabilitate a courtyard for storing containers in Um Qasr seaport. A statement by the Transportation Ministry said: "The Head of Northern Umm Qast port, Safa Abdul Hussein, signed a contract with Alaq Almisk and Almisnav Company to […]
