New Water Project Opened in Baghdad
Baghdad Governorate inaugurated a new water project on Thursday, reports Aswat al-Iraq. The Zuhoor water project in the Husainiyah area of Baghdad, has a production capacity of 800,000 cubic meters per hour, and a cost of 5 billion Iraqi dinars [4 million dollars], according to a statement issued by the Governor's office. The project will […]
MRC Announces New Tenders
Midland Refinery Company announces the below tenders: -Spare Parts -Spares For Volvo Construction Equipment -Jointing & Packing Sheet Gasket -Spares For Mechanical Seals -Motor -Turbine Spares Please click on the above links for further information.
Weekly Security Update for 14th July 2011
Levels of violence rose slightly in Iraq last week. Incidents were concentrated along a belt stetching from Ramadi in Anbar province to Ba'qubah in Diyala province, with the majority concentrated in Baghdad. Mosul and Kirkuk in the north also saw a spate of attacks (as per usual). At the time of writing many pilgrims are […]
SCOP Announces New Supply Equipment Tenders
SCOP , Oil Projects Company invites to bid for the below tenders: - Supply of FM 200 System Design & supply of automatic FM-200 system for control building and automatic CO2 system for electronial building for Hamam Al-Alil Depot. The materials should be Europeans, Americans, Canadians and Japanese . Tender's documents may be collected by […]
MRC Invites To Bid For New Spare Parts Tenders
Midland Refinery Company invites to bid for the below tenders: -Spares for pump P-405 C/D 4629 -Spare parts for pump type & size SA 450 1350-300 S.P.A -Spare part -Spare part for air circulating water pump -Spares for pump type & size 2 AC-4 stage centrifugal Please click on the above links to obtain the […]
North Gas Company Announces New Tenders
North Gas Company announces the below tenders: -Spare Annubar Flow Element -Spare for SRU 4700 -Forklift Truck 1 Ton -Desiccant Molecular Sieves 4/A Please click on the above links to obtain further information about each tender.
Iraq: Four Pieces of Good News
Iraq Business News is very pleased to be able to report some positive developments for our readers and for all who are interested in business in Iraq: AAIB Insurance Brokers, Iraq Insurance, part owner of IBN, has just launched a convenient and cost-effective travel insurance facility for anyone wishing to visit Iraq. To find out […]
Erbil Property Still a Buy
Erbil property has been one of the best investments in Iraq over the past year. While the ISX is up about 50% over the last twelve months, prices for residential and office space in the Kurdish capital have more than doubled. 600 sq m single detached houses in the city’s Italian Village development, for example, […]
Shell-BGC Contracts: Inked but not yet approved!
Ahmed Mousa Jiyad is an independent development consultant, scholar and Associate with Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES). He was formerly a senior economist with the Iraq National Oil Company and Iraq’s Ministry of Oil, Chief Expert for the Council of Ministers, Director at the Ministry of Trade, and International Specialist with UN. He is […]
Online Iraq Travel Insurance, with War and Terrorism cover, from less than US$2 per day
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Iraq Abandons Plan to Buy F-16 Fighters
Iraq has postponed plans to buy U.S.-built Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets because it lacks the funds to rebuild its air force, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told Bloomberg. “Iraq is determined to rebuild its air power capabilities, but the plan is postponed ... There are no new negotiations by the Iraqi government or the defense […]
New Iraqi Oil Prices for August
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) has adjusted its official selling prices on Sunday for its Basra Light and Kirkuk crude grades for August. In common with some other countries, Iraq’s oil is priced relative to regional benchmark prices: For shipments to US, contracts are priced are relative to the Argus Sour Crude Index (ASCI); […]