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

Ministry of Oil Tender for DocuWare

The Ministry of Oil’s Training and Development Directorate has re-issued a tender for the supply and installation of a DocuWare document archiving system. Please click here to download the tender document. The revised closing date for receipt of bids is 12:00 noon on 13th March.

Tender for Control System at Samawa Depot

The Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects has issued a tender for a "supply and design control system (PLC)" for the Samawa depot. Please click here to download the tender document. The closing date for receipt of bids is 12:00 noon on 24th February.

Water Treatment Plant Tender at Aumara

The Ministry of Oil’s State Company for Oil Projects has issued a tender for the design, supply, and installation of a water intake and treatment system at its Aumara depot. Please click here to download the tender document. The closing date for receipt of bids is 12:00 noon on 23rd March.

NewsFlash: Shahristani Denies KRG Oil Contracts Agreed

According to a report from Reuters, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was misquoted as saying the central government in Baghdad would honour Kurdish production sharing oil contracts, The agency quotes Deputy Prime Minister with responsibility for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, as saying: "All the contracts we (the central government) have signed were service contracts and we […]

Missan Oil Output to Rise 70% in 2011

Oil production in Missan [Maysan] will reach 170,000 barrels per day by the end of 2011, compared to 2010’s production of 100,000 bpd, according to a director of the Missan Oil Company on Sunday. “The 70,000 barrels increase will come from the development of  the Halfaya oil field and the drilling of new wells,” Ali […]

Maliki Capitulates on the Kurdish Oil Deals

The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. The opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. […]

Maliki 'Accepts' Kurdish Oil Contracts, DNO Jumps

Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has said in an interview with news agency AFP that Iraq will honour production-sharing contracts that the Kurdish regional authorities have signed with foreign companies. Shares in Norway's DNO, which has production in the region, rose 7% on the news. The report was not confirmed by the Oil Ministry and […]

DNO Sees Oil-Flow at Bastora

DNO has reported oil flow at its Bastora-1 site in Iraqi Kurdistan. Drilling of exploration well Bastora-1 in the Erbil license commenced on 7 September. The well has been drilled to total depth of 3,600 meters. As previously reported hydrocarbons were observed while drilling through several of the prospective intervals. Two tests were undertaken in […]

More Tenders at Doura Refinery

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has issued a tender for the supply of a wide range of chemicals and materials for Daura refinery. Closing date for receipt of bids is 15th February. Please click on the following links to download the tender documents: REHABILITATION OF ROTOR FOR 'TERRY TURBINE' WIRE WINDING MACHINE TANK CALIBRATION

Materials Required at Doura Refinery

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has issued a tender for the supply of a wide range of chemicals and materials for Daura refinery. Please click on the following links to download the tender documents. The items, in the order of closing date for receipt of bids: 15th February: 2,000 Kg anti-foam agent 12 tons NALCO N-5166 […]

Spare Parts Needed at Doura Refinery

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has issued a tender for the supply of spare parts for Daura refinery. Please click on the following links to download the tender documents. The items, in the order of closing date for receipt of bids: 27th February: SPARES FOR PUMP P.701 AB SPARES FOR PUMP P.405 C/D FIRE FIGHTING PROTECTIVE […]

New Gulf Keystone Corporate Film

Gulf Keystone has just put a new corporate video on its website. The film is very professional and gives an excellent overview of the company and its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan. Please click here to view the film.