Archive | Iraq Oil & Gas News

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

MRC is Purchasing a New Oil Blending Unit.

Midland Refineries Co (MRC) intends to install an automatic in-line lube oil blending unit of 40m3/hr capacity at its Daura Refinery. The unit shall be designed to produce five types of finished lube oils. Closing date is June 6, 2011. Please click on this link to obtain biddings conditions.

SCOP Announces New Tenders

The Oil Projects Company  (SCOP) announces the issuance of the below tenders: - Supply of Electrical cables & accessories for new Samawa Depot Project -Power Transformers -Fire Fitting equipment Please click on the above links to obtain further information about the tender's conditions.

From Barrels of Oil to Burgers

A major landmark was reached in the past week when the Iraqi federal government and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) agreed on the first payments to oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan. And while oil revenues are the backbone of the Iraqi economy, and international oil companies (IOCs) are essential to that reconstruction of the country, […]

Iran to Pipe Gas Through Iraq and Syria

The energy ministers of Iraq, Iran and Syria will sign a contract for transporting Iranian gas to the Middle East and Europe, an Iranian official said on Tuesday. Javad Oji, Iran's deputy oil minister, told the Iranian news agency Mehr that senior officials from the three countries met in Baghdad last week to discuss the […]

KazMunaiGas Drops Out of Akkas Gas Deal

KazMunaiGas has informed Iraq's Ministry of Oil that is is withdrawing from negotiations on the Akkas gas field in Anbar province. "Unfortunately, the talks have failed to resolve all issues which emerged at a late stage", the company said in a statement, "and it has not been possible to develop a consensus document that would […]

Schlumberger Secures West Qurna Drilling Contract

International oil services firm Schlumberger has won a contract from a consortium led by US oil major ExxonMobil to drill 15 new wells in Iraq's West Qurna Phase One oilfield, Reuters has reported, citing an industry source familiar with the matter. Ame Info reports that the new wells are part of the consortium's plan to […]

South Oil Company Employees Strike

Hundreds of employees of Iraq’s state-owned South Oil Company have gone on strike in Basra city on Monday, demanding improvement of their living standards and salaries, and the formation of integrity committees to uncover the financial and administrative corruption in the Company. A trade union activist told Aswat al-Iraq news agency that the demonstrators have […]

SCOP: Supply of Four Horizontal Boring Machine

The oil Projects Company (SCOP) announces supply of four horizontal boring machine with Spare Parts. The tender documents may be collected (by an authorized representative of the tenderer) at SCOP's headquarter in Baghdad against the cash payment , non-refundable, of ID 750.000 Please note that the materials should be Americans. Please click on this link for […]

Indian Company to Build Power Station in Wassit

Wassit local government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian company BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) to build a 500 MW power station, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. Taha Rudaini, a member of the local government's Media Committee, told the news agency that the station will be powered by diesel (black […]

Basra Backs UAE Refinery Bid

A bid from an Emirati company to invest in one of Basra’s oil refineries to boost domestic production has won the support of the Basra Investment Commission. Haider Ali Fadel, chairman of the Commission, told AKnews on Monday that the Bin Khalid Group’s bid to increase the refinery’s production capacity to around 300,000 barrels per […]

Missan Oil Company to Compensate Farmers at Halfaya

Iraq's Missan Oil Company has said it has formed a committee to compensate the farmers whose agricultural areas fell within the Halfaya Oil Field, east of its Amara city. “In response to the approval of the Oil Minister and the instructions of Missan Oil Company’s Director-General, a committee was formed to carry out field inspection […]

Shahristani Says Oil Prices Reasonable

World oil prices are at reasonable levels and OPEC does not intend to reconsider its production targets at its meeting in June, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, said on Sunday. Reuters reports that Shahristani, speaking at the launch of a new power plant project in Iraq, said he had no concern about […]