Iraq-Jordan Rail Agreement Signed
The railway between Baghdad and Aqaba, Jordan, got one step closer to realization on Wednesday, with the signing of a preliminary agreement between the governments of the two countries, the Iraqi Transport Ministry announced. The project, which the ministry hopes will strengthen commercial ties with Jordan, involves the construction of a 150 km connecting spur. […]
Iranian Pipeline Company in Basra Talks
Iran's Mahshahar, a specialist oil pipe manufacturer, is in talks with Basra Investment Commission to build a factory and warehouses in Basra to provide the Iraqi State Oil Company with custom-made oil pipes. Head of the commission, Haidar Ali Fadhil, told NINA that the Iranian firm had discussed building the factory and the warehouses to international […]
Etihad Celebrates Success of its Services in Iraq
Etihad, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this week celebrates its very successful first year of operations in Iraq. Etihad, the first airline in the UAE to fly to Baghdad, commenced services from Abu Dhabi to the Iraqi capital in April 2010 and two months later commenced operations to Erbil, its second […]
SCOP Announces New Supply Tenders for Karbala & Shuaiba Depot
Oil Projects Co (SCOP) announces new tender for Catholics protection & Ear Things Materials for Karbala Depot project as well as another tender for supply of pipes, pipe fitting, flanges & valves for Shuaiba Depot. Tenders documents may be collected by an authorized representative of the tenderer at SCOP's headquarter in Baghdad against the cash […]
New Tenders from North Gas Company
North Gas Company announces the below tenders: - Quotation for the supply of complete Z configuration skid with two proper size custody transfer gas turbine meter with metric local. -Quotation for Helium Gas (HE) Carrier Grade purity 99.999% -Quotation for the supply of spares for H2S online analyzer series 1200 manuf "analytical systems Keco" -Quotation […]
IDC Invited To Bid For Supplying Integral Equipments For Cementing Units
Iraqi Drilling Company invited to bid for supplying integral equipments for cementing units in accordance with the conditions & specifications , which can be obtained from the purchasing department, IDC Headquarters in Baghdad. The bidder will pay Three Hundred Thousand Iraqi Dinars for the tender documents. Iraqi Drilling Company will not be obliged upon accepting lower […]
Weekly Security Update for 5th May 2011
Overview While many have been concerned at the impact of Osama bin Laden’s death on the security situation in Iraq, conditions have not changed significantly in recent days. Levels of violence actually fell last week, although conditions are still worse than normal. The majority of attacks continue to take place in Baghdad, although last week […]
Bin Laden Dead, Business Goes On
After many years of searching, American forces have finally managed to track down and eliminate Osama Bin Laden. The news has reverberated around the world, and it has implications for all countries in the region, not least Iraq. Our security expert John Drake has been analysing the possible effects of this latest news for Iraq, […]
Is the central bank serious this time?
By the end of next month, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) is requiring all private-sector banks to increase capital to IQD 100 bn. The banks were originally supposed to have reached this target by the end of last year but so few could have managed it that the CBI had to give them an […]
Jordan Requests Increased Allocation of Iraqi Oil
Iraq has received an official request from Jordan to raise oil supplies to 30,000 barrels a day after Egyptian gas stopped flowing to the kingdom when a Sinai pipeline was attacked, AFP has reported. "I have sent a letter to the Iraqi oil minister and asked to increase the oil supplies from 10,000 barrels a […]
Major Expansion for Basra Airport
The Basra International Airport in southern Iraq will undergo a major expansion and renovation this year, according to its director. On the sidelines of the first Iraq Airports Expansion, Cargo and Logistics Conference and Exhibition held in Erbil last week, Abdul Ameer Ganim Abdullah said: "There are several huge projects that will commence this year, […]
Britain to Close Basra Consulate?
As part of a dramatic restructuring of its embassies and consulates around the world, Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office will close its consulate in Basra, according to a report from The Independent. The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, is thought to have concluded that the high cost of providing security to the consulate is disproportionate to […]