Archive | Construction & Engineering In Iraq

Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the construction & engineering industries in Iraq.

New Baghdad-London Flights Massive Boost to UK Business

The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has welcomed the resumption of direct flights between Baghdad and London after more than 20 years -- the first Iraqi Airways plane will land this evening (March 5th 2013) at Gatwick Airport. Baroness Nicholson, Executive Chairman of the Iraq Britain Business Council, said: "This is terrific news. There are […]

Bloom Signs Huge Housing Deal

By John Lee. UAE-based Bloom Properties has announced that it has signed a deal to build a massive new housing project on a 20 square kilometer site on the banks of Lake Razaza in Karbala. Construction Week Online reports that the company will develop up to 40,000 housing units in four different districts over a […]

Indonesia's Pertamina Eyes Iraq

By John Lee. Pertamina, Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company, has said it is considering expanding its upstream business in Iraq. The company's investment planning and risk-management director, Afdal Bahaudin, told The Jakarta Post that the second-largest oil producer in the country would keep on searching for producing onshore oil fields available to purchase in […]

Details of $700m Upgrade to Basra Steel Plant

Iraq’s ministry of industry and minerals has confirmed that it has finalised a $700 million contract with Turkish group United Brothers Holding to revamp and upgrade Iraq’s State Company for Iron & Steel, reports SteelGuru. SCIS, located on the southern outskirts of Basra, has been out of action since April 2003. The company had a design […]

Mid-Euphrates Airport Gets Go-Ahead

The Mid-Euphrates provinces of Babel, Karbala and Najaf have reportedly agreed to build a new airport in Babel province. Babel Deputy Governor, Engineer Ali Abdul Siheil, told AIN that the airport will be built by the French Company EDB at a cost of $2 billion. “There were extended meetings held among the representatives of the […]

German Company Wins $2m Order for Electric Actuators

By John Lee. AUMA, the German-based manufacturer of electric actuators, actuator controls and valve gearboxes for the oil and gas industry, has won a $2-million order to supply more than 400-explosion proof actuators and gearboxes in Iraq. Working together with the Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), the company will supply actuators […]

Metito Wins Kufa Water Project

Metito, a leader in intelligent water management solutions, has won a $6.8 million deal for a water treatment plant in Iraq. The company has signed an agreement with F&B Investment for the design, build, selection and supply of all mechanical and electrical equipment for the wastewater treatment plant in south of Kufa, Iraq. The project, […]

Exxon Begins Exploration in Kurdistan Region

By John Lee. Exxon Mobil has begun exploration for oil in Kurdistan Region, according to a report from PUKmedia. Safeen Dezae, Spokesman for the KRG, told the news agency that the company began its first stage of exploration with the scoping of locations; the second stage will involve exploratory drilling. Regarding the impact of the […]

RMD Kwikform Returns to Iraq

In response to the demands of Iraq’s rapidly expanding construction and development market RMD Kwikform has opened its first representative office in Erbil in the north of the country. The new office will act as a base for RMD Kwikform’s operations in Iraq, supporting both new and existing customers. RMD Kwikform has been involved in […]

Netherlands Opens Embassy Liaison Office in Erbil

Officials from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and their mission in Baghdad came together in Erbil yesterday to officially open their embassy liaison office. The Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Renée Jones-Bos, was in the Kurdistan Region during the opening of the Erbil Embassy Liaison Office, which will be headed […]

UN's Kobler on Sand- and Dust-Storms

SRSG Martin Kobler delivered the following addresss to the Twenty-seventh session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, in Nairobi, Kenya: I feel honoured to be here with you today at this important event. We came here to Nairobi from many different countries to discuss how we can make a difference. We care about the […]