Transport Ministry takes Delivery of Ship, the "Baghdad"
Iraq's General Company for Maritime Transport, owned by the Transport Ministry, has taken delivery of its new ship , the Baghdad, at a formal ceremony in Shanghai, China. The vessel is 116 meters long and can carry 7,850 tons of cargo. The ship will cost $14m (16.3bn IQD), which will be paid to the Chinese […]
Dust Storms Causing Problems in Baghdad
A dust storm shut down Baghdad airport on Tuesday, an official from Iraqi Airways told AFP on condition of anonymity. It was unclear when the airport would reopen, or if attendance at talks in Baghdad between world powers and Iran on the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear programme would be impacted by the closure. AKnews reported that […]
Iraq Warns Turkey To Halt Kurdistan Pipeline Deal
Iraq has warned Turkey against following through with a deal to build new pipelines carrying oil and gas from Iraqi Kurdistan, reports International Business Times. Turkey signed the pipeline deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government on Sunday, bypassing the central government in Baghdad. The BBC quotes Ali al-Moussawi, an adviser to Iraq's president, as saying, […]
Kurdistan's Energy Relations with Turkey Enter New Phase
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani at a major energy conference in Erbil yesterday said that Kurdistan’s relations with Turkey in the energy sector have entered a new phase. He expressed his optimism that after his recent visit to Turkey, more political will and understanding will lead to stronger economic relations. In his speech at the energy […]
Drake & Scull "Close to Winning" $300m Iraq Deal
Dubai contractor Drake & Scull is reported to be close to winning a $300 million contract in Iraq. Chief executive Khaldoun Tabari said the contract will be the construction of an oil and gas pipeline in Basra, reports Reuters. “We are very close to finalizing the deal,” he said. Drake specializes in mechanical, electrical and […]
Denmark's Phoenix Bags $86m Basra Pipeline Contract
Danish company Phoenix International has signed an $86m (100 billion IQD) contract with Basra Investment Commission for the production of oil pipelines. AKnews reports that Phoenix was granted the project licence for a 250-acre area in the town of Umm Qasr, in southern Iraq. The licence is for 35 years, which is subject to renewal. […]
Ukraine Preparing to Ship Second Batch of BTR-4s to Iraq
Ukraine is preparing to ship a second batch of 62 BTR-4 armored personnel carriers to Iraq,, reports Kyiv Post. The BTR-4s were assembled at the Kharkiv facility under a contract worth more than $550 million for the supply of Ukrainian military equipment to Iraq. The deal was finalised in 2009 by a state-run subsidiary of Ukrspecexport. […]
Simian Risk Wins Iraq Oil Field Training Contract
Working-at-height specialist Simian Risk has won a contract to provide on-site training for Shell and the South Oil Company in Iraq. The UK-based consultancy firm, which launched in 2005, will provide bespoke scaffolding and work at height training and supervision at a new oil field site in Southern Iraq. Simian Risk will be working closely […]
Bidders Named for $1bn Iraqi Power Plant
Iraq has announced the names of foreign companies bidding to build a $1 billion, 1,500 megawatt, power plant in western Iraq, according to a report from Reuters: South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction; Italy's Saipem; Greece's Metka; Turkey's Gama; and, a consortium of Turkey's Calik Enerji and Italy's Techint. The plant will consist of six units: […]
Iraq to Spend $9.8bn on Roads and Housing
Iraq's minister for construction and housing plans to spend $9.8 billion on roads, bridges and housing between now and the end of 2016, reports Bloomberg. Mohammad Saheb al-Darraji (pictured) said the country is budgeting $5.8 billion for roads and bridges and $4 billion for housing. The current annual budget is $112 billion. The country needs 2.5 […]
Iraq Buys US Drones to Protect Oil Platforms
Iraq is buying unmanned drones from the United States to help protect its southern oil platforms, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Monday. An official from the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq, which is part of the U.S. embassy, declined to give the model or number of drones that are part of the contract, […]
DHL Extends Service in Iraq
Logistics firm DHL has extended its supplementary day definite road service into Iraq, thus linking the GCC and the Levant regions to the country. This DHL ECONOMY SELECT service will complement the existing airfreight program, the DHL time definite services, and will serve countries across the GCC and Levant with a slower transit time offering. […]