Archive | 2022

TAG to build New Factory in Iraq

By John Lee. Jordan's Talal Abu-Ghazaleh for Technology (TAGTech), a member of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global), has signed an agreement with the Iraqi Al Hassnawi Company to build a new factory for TAGTech's technological products in Iraq. The agreement was signed by Mr. Ala Zarour, TAGTech technical executive director, and Mr. Adil Okab, Al Hassnawi […]

UNAMI awards Contract for work at Forward Support Base

By John Lee. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has awarded a contract for "Provision of Skilled and Unskilled Labour for Passenger and Cargo Movements at the UNAMI Forward Support Base (FSB) Air Terminal Baghdad". It was awared to Belad Alrafadain Alhadetha Co. for General Trading Services, Catering and Cleaning Services Ltd. The […]

Analysis: Ending the ExxonMobil Presence at West Qurna 1

By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Ending ExxonMobil Presence in WQ1 Oilfield Legal-Contractual Discussion with Economic-Financial Analysis Information indicates that the Iraqi Ministry of Oil (MoO) proposed to acquire (buy) ExxonMobil's participation interest (PI) in the West Qurna […]

Russia to help Iraq with Nuclear Technology

By John Lee. An official at the Russian Foreign Ministry has reportedly said that Russia is ready to supply Iraq with "isotope products", and to assist Baghdad in the field of non-energy nuclear technology. According to RIA Novosti, Alexander Kinshchak, the Ministry's Director for the Middle East and North Africa, added that Russia's Rosatom and […]

The Trouble with Muqtada al-Sadr

By Sajad Jiyad, for New Lines magazine. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Trouble With Muqtada al-Sadr Endlessly underestimated and treated as an anomaly, Muqtada al-Sadr retains his strength out of a belief that he is the sole legitimate representative […]

Iraq Oil Revenue falls below $10bn in August

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for August of 101,859,528 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.286 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 3.303 million bpd exported in July. The exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to approximately 100,750,000 barrels, while […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 1st September 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD934 (+5.1%) / $816 (+5.1%) (weekly change) (+1.7% and +1.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]

US Consul says Existing KRG Oil Contracts must be respected

By John Lee. The US's newly-appointed Consul General in Erbil has said that existing contracts between international oil companies (IOCs) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) must be respected. Consul Irvin Hicks Jr. made the comment following a meeting with the KRG's Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Muhammed Salih, on Wednesday. In a statement issued […]

GKP Profits more than Double

Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has today announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2022. Jon Harris (pictured), Gulf Keystone's Chief Executive Officer, said: "With the strengthening oil price and increased production, we have delivered strong profitability and cash flow generation in the first half of the year. As we progress towards approval […]