Ramadan Agreement: Some Answers but Uncertainties Linger
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. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. […]
New State University Opens in Kurdistan
AKnews report that a new state-run university was officially opened in Halabja yesterday, 81 km southeast of Sulaimaniya. Speaking at a press conference, university director Khasraw Abdullah told reporters that the institute’s single college - offering courses in Islamic sciences, languages and sports - had been up and running for six months already before yesterday’s […]
Weekly Security Update for 3rd August 2011
Levels of violence rose slightly in Iraq over the past week although conditions remain quieter than much of the year so far. Fewer than 50 people were killed, which is a moderate figure by Iraqi standards, albeit still abhorrently high. A notable number of the dead and injured were caught up in a double suicide […]
NGC Announces A New Power Transformer Tender
North Gas Company invites to bid for a new outdoor power transformer with the following specifications: Rating 2000KVA Cooling: ONAN No-Load ratio : (3.3 /0.4) KV Phases: 3 Frequency : 50HZ No-load tap changer: 2*2.5% Insulation Liquid : Oil Vector Group: Dyn 11 Primary Connection: Delta Secondary Connection: Star-Neutral Ambient Conditions: Tropical/55 celsius degree Neutral C.T […]
IDC Invites To Bid For Supplying Fire Trucks Rosenbauer
Iraqi Drilling Company , one of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil establishments , invites to bid for Supplying Fire Truck Rosenbauer Capacity of 11.000 ltr (Mercedes chasses 6*4 ) , qty /2, in accordance with the conditions and specifications , which can be obtained from the purchasing department at IDC's headquarters in Baghdad. The bidder will […]
Total CEO Faces Trial over Oil-for-Food
A French magistrate has decided to send giant Frence oil company Total and its chief executive to trial on charges that the company engaged in corruption during the United Nations oil-for-food program in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, according to Reuters. The magistrate is sending the company to trial on charges of corruption and involvement in fraudulent […]
Iraqi Politics and Implications for Oil and Energy
While prospects that Iraq could reach its ambitious oil production targets are fading, political instability in a number of oil-producing countries are having adverse effects on OPEC production and spare capacity, according to a new study by the Baker Institute. The report says that the international community is very likely to be reliant on Iraq […]
Iraq Contractor 'Marked up Prices by 12,000%'
A United Arab Emirates-based logistics contractor billed Defense Department authorities in Iraq for parts at prices marked up as high as 5,000 percent and 12,000 percent, according to a quarterly report released Saturday by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. GovExec reports that a review of a $119 million reconstruction and logistics contract with […]
Iraq's Second-Largest Lake 'Dry in 2 years'
Almost 2,000 kilometres in size, Lake Razzaza is Iraq’s second largest lake. But increasing saline levels and decreasing water levels mean that the area is heading for economic, social and environmental disaster. And nobody seems to have any solutions. Once it was a centre for the local fishing industry, a lake teeming with commercial activity, […]
Iraqi Government is Downsized
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. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. […]
US Announces Iraq Museum Fellowship Residencies Program
The Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State and the United States Embassy in Baghdad has announced the 2012 Iraq Museum Fellowship Residencies Program. This program has been developed to provide future Iraqi museum professionals with the opportunity to develop and build their capacity in museum management and operation. The residencies […]
New Spare Parts Tenders from NGC
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