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Iraq Business News brings you the latest information on developments and opportunities in the oil and gas industry in Iraq.

New Tenders From MRC

Midland Refineries Company announces the below tenders: -Tools (Portable Power Driven) -Electrical Plant Spares -Tools -Instrument & Meters -Instrument & Meters -Instruments & Meters -PDC Propylene Dichloride  -Supply Of Material -5 Ton Lorry Truck -Lab Equipment -Transformers -Spare Part For Reactors no R-201, R-202, R-203 -Equipments -Tools (Portable Power Driven) tube expander.   For further […]

New Spares and Supply Tenders From NGC

NGC announces the following tenders: -Spares For Sponsler Turbine Meter . -Quotation for the Supply Of  Forklift Truck 1 Ton. -Instrument Adjustable Air Regulator With Out Put Gauge . Click on each link to obtain further information. Please note that offers must be in sealed envelopes (technical offer ) with indent number and closing date […]

No More Charity: Making Iraq's Economy Work

Most of Iraq’s revenue comes from oil. But natural riches may also mean fewer political freedoms and a state that behaves like a charity toward its own people. This must change, an Iraqi economist Nagih al-Obeidi argues in this article from Niqash. The economic and political theory on “rentier states” says that a nation that […]

Gulf Keystone Raises $200m to Fund Iraq Programme

Gulf Keystone has announced that it has successfully raised $200 million to fund its exploration programme in Iraqi Kurdistan. In line with the Company's forward strategy announced on 14 September 2011 and in order to increase the focus on the aggressive programme of exploration and appraisal of the Shaikan, Sheikh Adi and Ber Bahr blocks […]

Gas Fire at Rumaila to Hit Oil Production

Reuters reports that a fire has broken out at a state-run gas compression unit at Iraq's Rumaila oilfield on Tuesday, killing one person and hitting oil production. "We have stopped exporting gas that would have been exported into this compressor and this will have an impact on our production from Rumaila," BP spokesman David Nicholas […]

KRG Puts Oil Contracts In Public Domain

As part of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s ongoing transparency initiative, the Ministry of Natural Resources is putting all signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for oil and gas in the Kurdistan Region into the public domain. The move, announced today by Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, means that the PSCs, their attachments and amendments are […]

$18bn to be Invested in Zubair

According to a document obtained by Reuters from Iraq's oil ministry, Iraq's Zubair oilfield will reach its peak output target of 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) by the start of 2017. The Zubair consortium plans to invest around $18 billion to upgrade the southern Iraqi field, spending $2.8 billion in 2011, $4.9 billion in […]

Following Iraqi Success, Petrofac and CPECC form JV

Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, and China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), the engineering and construction subsidiary of China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), have established a new strategic joint venture, China Petroleum Petrofac Engineering Services (CPPES). Based in Sharjah, UAE, the joint venture will provide project management and engineering services […]

Iraq Oil Output Reaches New Highs

Bloomberg reports that Iraq’s oil production rose to 2.81 million barrels a day, the highest level since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Output from oilfields in the Basra reached 2.113 million barrels a day, while daily production in Kirkuk stood at 697,000 barrels, the Oil Ministry said in a statement. (Source: Bloomberg)

Inspiring Investment Opportunities for Iraq’s Energy Sector

Iraq has been devastated by severe conflict for several years. However, rebuilding Iraq will prove to be one of the biggest global investment opportunities for companies involved in the energy sector. According to a recent article in The National newspaper, Iraq sits on the third largest oil reserves in the world and pumps 2.75 million […]

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