By Chris Bowers, British Consul General in Erbil. This article was originally published by Rudaw, and is re-published with permission by Iraq Business News. Let me start by asking a question: why is gas less talked about than oil in Iraq? I am not sure why this is the case but it does seem to […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has encouraged the Iraqi Government to act quickly to fulfil its obligations to find Kuwaiti or third country nationals, property and archives lost in Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait more than 20 years ago. In his latest report to the Security Council on the subject, Mr. Ban says that the […]
Bloomberg reports that Iran has agreed to supply 1.5 million liters a day (9,400 barrels), of gasoil to Iraq over the next 12 months for power generation. Masaab Serri, spokesman for the Iraqi Electricity Ministry, said in an interview that the fuel will enable power plants to generate 250 megawatts, according to the agreement signed […]
According to a report from AKnews, Iraq has signed a preliminary deal with France for the development of Iraq’s airports. The French government has agreed to help with the construction of new buildings and the modernization of outdated equipment such as security scanners. A high-level delegation led by Transport Minister Hadi al-Amiri travelled to Paris […]
The Chairman of Basra Investment Commission has called on Korean companies to study the city’s investment map and consider th opportunity to build 80,000 housing units in the city. The issue had been discussed in a meeting between Haider Ali Fadhel and Basra Governor, Khalaf Abdul-Samad, with the South-Korean Ambassador to Baghdad and his delegation […]
A joint meeting was held on Wednesday between the American Chamber of Commerce and Basra's Investment Commission (BIC). Ninety-six American companies representing various sectors were in attendance to investigate investment opportunities in the province. The head of Basra's Investment Commission, Haidar Ali Fadhil, told Aswat al-Iraq that he outlined the investment opportunities for the American […]
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When tacking the problems of unemployment and illegal work practices, Iraq has a difficult balancing act to achieve. On one hand, a civilised country cannot accept a situation where foreign labourers are tricked by traffickers to get them into the country illegally, and then told their pay will be a fraction of the minimum wage […]
Reuters reports that Iraq and its partners, Russia's LUKoil and Norway's Statoil, have shortlisted five companies to compete for the West Qurna Phase Two oilfield development contract. An Iraqi oil official who asked not to be identified said on Tuesday that the oil service companies selected are Saipem , SNC Lavalin Group Inc , Punj […]
Gazprom Neft has chosen Schlumberger to drill the first wells in the Badra oil deposit development project in Iraq, reports Oil Voice. The contract will last three years, and will involve three drilling rigs, with the drilling of the first appraisal and development wells expected to be completed in early 2012. A total of 11 […]
Lanco Infratech Ltd. (LANCI) of India signed an $81.3 million contract to build a gas-fired, 250-MW power station in western Iraq. Masaab Serri, an Electricity Ministry spokesman, told Bloomberg that the company is scheduled to build the plant within 16 months in Al-Qaim, in Anbar province in western Iraq, using natural gas from the nearby […]
Aswat al-Iraq reports that a Ministry of Oil geological team has arrived in the Ain Tamr area of Karbala [Kerbala] to explore for oil. Ain Tamr's local government official Mahfoudh Satai told the news agency that "there were many oil wells discovered 1970s that have not been fully excavated." Karbala's local government asked the Ministry […]
