By John Lee. The Iraqi government has reportedly requested talks with ExxonMobil to restructure oil agreements to help Iraq meet its near-term cash requirements. CEO Rex Tillerson (pictured) is quoted by Reuters as saying that "by and large we are current in our payments," adding that any change would have to be beneficial to Exxon. […]
By John Lee. DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, produced its first 100 million barrels of oil at its flagship Tawke field in February. Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani told a conference in Oslo: "Output will pick up at Tawke this spring with the expansion of the field's capacity to 200,000 barrels per day." A […]
By John Lee. A spokesman for Iraq's Ministry of Oil has said that Iraq is looking for international companies to build a pipeline from Haditha to the Jordanian port of Aqaba. Assem Jihad told NINA: "Iraq signed an agreement with Jordan to extend a pipeline to transport oil through Haditha in Anbar to the Jordanian […]
Iraq has launched its first Proficiency Testing (PT) scheme, through the Iraqi Accreditation System (IQAS), targeting 20 material and mechanical (Hardness) testing laboratories. This is an important milestone in establishing the system required for laboratories to achieve accreditation against the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, an international standard which shall assure that measurement services and tests […]
Allurentis, UK publishers of The New Iraq series, are now in production of the 2015 edition of the book. This will be the sixth edition and will be launched in the coming months. There are opportunities for organisations from all sectors to promote their services to a global audience through editorial features and advertising. For […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Mohammed Shayaa al-Sudani, has said that the unemployment rate in Iraq has passed 25 percent. Ministry statistics also show that Iraq's population is now almost 36 million, two million of whom are internally displaced as a result of the conflict with Islamic State (IS, […]
By John Lee. New taxes in force since the beginning of last week mean that Turkish producers exporting into Iraq now need to pay US$290 per ton of exported chicken meat, rather than $35 previously. As a result, the Turkish poultry sector, which has the fourth largest share in the world’s poultry market, risks losing […]
By John Lee. BasNews quotes the Head of the Kurdistan Restaurant and Hoteliers Association, Hersh Ahmad, as saying that 74 of the region's 2,500 hotels have closed down in Erbil recently: “The main reason is the fight against the Islamic State (IS) ... And those which still operate have fired 50% of their staff, increasing […]
Remarks on Recent Statements from the Ministry of Oil By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. In the past two weeks, several statements reportedly attributed to the Minister of Oil, Mr. Adel Abdul Mahdi, have been circulating. An earlier one advocates the benefits of the Production Sharing Contracts, while the recent one deals with the alleged Iraqi indebtedness […]
By John Lee. Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz said today that agreements with Iraqi administrations open the door for Turkish oil exploration in Iraqi Kurdistan: "We have agreements with Baghdad and [the government in] northern Iraq ... In the frame of these agreements, we will explore for oil there ... "There can be an additional […]
By Madeleine White. This is an extract from an article originally published by Nina Iraq, and is reproduced here with permission. The Iraqi billionaire industrialist shares the secret of his success – Women’s Economic Empowerment! We had risen early and were driving from Erbil through the mountains to Suli, welcomed by a glorious dawn. I […]
By John Lee. Roza Othman, a member of the Natural Resources Committee in the Kurdistan Parliament, has said that the KRG will sign a contract with Iran to import gas and electricity. The imported electricity and gas will be for civilians, and the gas will be delivered by pipeline. The Head of the Parliamentary Committee […]
