North Oil Company Looking for Suppliers
Iraq's North Oil Company has issued tenders for the supply of: 1) uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Please click here and here to downoad details. 2) spare parts for wellheads. Please click here to downoad details. The closing dates for both opportunities is 6th February.
Tender Deadline Extended by AWLCO (Iraq)
The Arab Well Logging Company (AWLCO), a subsidiary of Arab Petroleum Services Company, has extended its deadline for bids to supply truck and logging tools until 15th February. Please click here to download details.
Ministry of Oil Tenders, Deadline 23rd Jan
Iraq's Ministry for Oil has announced some new tenders. 1) On behalf of the North Gas Company, the ministry is advertising for the supply of refractory material cement for sulphur recovery units. Please click here to download details. 2) On behalf of the Midlands Refinery Company (Doura refinery), the ministry is looking for fuel consumption […]
Over $200m Allocated to Khaleeji 21 Soccer Tournament
The local administration in Basra decided to allocate the sum of 242.2 billion Iraqi dinars (ID) [$207m] to carry out service and urban projects in preparation for the hosting of the Khaleeji 21 soccer tournament [21st Gulf Cup of Nations], a spokesman said on Thursday. “The higher committee for the rehabilitation of Basra, chaired by […]
$42m Earmarked for Maysan Marshes
The Maysan [Missan] Provincial Council allocated more than $42 million [49 billion Iraqi dinars] for the development of the province’s marshlands for 2011, a local official said on Thursday. “The ministry of state for the marshes’ affairs have allocated the sum of 49.900 billion dinars to set up service projects in the eastern and western […]
KRG Holds Out Over Oil Exports
Officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government pressed the central government today to recognise oil contracts that they have inked with transnational corporations, warning that they will not resume exports until it does, according to Morning Star. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), which can reportedly export 150,000 barrels a day, has signed 37 contracts for oil […]
Maliki Calls for Foreign Investors
Iraq needs foreign investors in the oil sector to help break a bottleneck at its southern ports, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said. "We have no restrictions on their [foreign investors] entry. We want them," Maliki told The Wall Street Journal. "We need speed. We need money." Maliki last year gave the nod to a […]
Deadlines Expended for Power Station Bids
Iraq's Ministry for Electricity has confirmed the extension of bidding by international companies to invest in four electricity stations for an additional 40 days. The Ministry's press officer, Musaab al-Mudarris, said that the ministry will study offers in order to choose the best of them to install stations in four areas: "Basra, Amara, Simawa, and […]
Iraq Urges Creation of “Exclusive” Arab Trade Organization
An adviser to the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, said on Thursday that in the coming Arab League Summit in Baghdad, Iraq will push for the creation of an “exclusive” Arab trade organization, similar to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The organization is to boost trade and economic cooperation among the oil producing, industrial and […]
Iraq and Netherlands Discuss Investments
The Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami Al- Araji, confirmed during his meeting with the Netherlands Ambassador to Baghdad, the National Investment Commission's willingness to create huge economic partnerships between Iraq and Netherlands in various sectors. Dr. Al- Araji said during the meeting that the commission is ready to grant investors willing […]
Iraqi Oil Ministry Plans to Provide Oil Derivatives
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has announced a plan to equip three refineries with modern equipment that would help in producing oil derivatives. The Undersecretary of the Oil Ministry, Ahmed Shaiyaa, told AKnews that the ministry plans to rehabilitate three refineries: Baiji [Bayji] (pictured), Kirkuk, and Doraa [Doura]. "The ministry will contract with a number of […]
Weekly Security Update for 29th December 2010
Overview Recent days have seen deadly suicide attacks in Mosul and Ramadi. There has also been a worrying increase in the number of shooting attacks in Baghdad. However, last week otherwise saw a slight reduction in the total number of attacks taking place in Iraq. Incidents were concentrated in the capital, with no incidents recorded […]