By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for July of 110,548,738 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.556 million barrels per day (bpd), up from the 3.520 million bpd exported in June. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 106,500,015 barrels, while exports […]
By John Lee. Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Government of Iraq's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Caa1 and maintained the stable outlook. The decision to affirm Iraq's Caa1 ratings reflects credit challenges posed by very weak institutions and governance that in Moody's view, will continue to limit policy effectiveness, constrain the government's […]
By John Lee. Iran's Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) and the Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint investment fund. According to Iran's SEO, the agreement is "primarily focused on development of Islamic Financial instruments, enhancement of technical infrastructure and establishment of common investment funds through shared partnership […]
The Ministry of Planning and the United Nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Iraq Reconstruction and Recovery Trust Fund in support of the Government's Recovery and Development Framework. Iraqi Minister of Planning Dr. Nouri Sabah al-Dulaimi signed on behalf of the Government of Iraq. Marta Ruedas, the Deputy Special Representative of […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 1st August 2019). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD629 (-3.1%) / $676 (-3.1%) (weekly change) (-4.6% and -4.7% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Kuwait have selected British energy advisory firm ERC Equipoise (ERCE) to prepare a study on the development of shared border oilfields. Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said a contract would be concluded in the coming days with the company, which was chosen from a list of four candidates. ERCE is a […]
The Cabinet held its regular weekly meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mr. Adil Abd Al-Mahdi. It: voted to adopt the recommendation of the Ministerial Council on Energy on the Charter of Cooperation of Oil-Producing Countries which aims to promote stability in the global oil market; approved the allocation of […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the following investment opportunities: Pesticides plant - Al Furat State Company for Chemical and Pesticides Industries Chlorine plant - General Company for Mining Industries (Source: National Investment Commission) (Picture: Business opportunity word cloud, from ibreakstock/Shutterstock)
Dana Gas has announced that its share of Pearl Petroleum's collections from the sale of condensate, LPG and gas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) rose 74 percent in the first half of 2019. The company, which owns a 35 percent stake in Pearl Petroleum, saw its share of the collections increase to $80.0 […]
By John Lee. DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced what it described as solid first half 2019 financial and operating results as the company continued to deliver the largest drilling program in its 48-year history: "H1 2019 revenue totalled USD 470 million, up 62 percent from the same period last year, […]
By John Lee. Zain Iraq's revenues for the first half of 2019 were up 14 percent on the same period last year. In its results for first six months of 2019, the company said: "Zain Iraq performed exceptionally well in H1 2019 when compared to H1 2018 with revenue reaching USD 522 million and EBITDA […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: National Programme Policy Officer (Resilience), WFP - World Food Programme Programme Policy Officer (Emergency Preparedness and Response), WFP - World Food Programme Programme Associate (COMET Coordination and Invoice Tracking), WFP - World Food Programme Programme Associate (Partner Agreements and Invoice Tracking), WFP - […]
