Iraq's Electricity Ministry to Present 2010-2030 Master Plan
The Ministry of Electricity in Baghdad, in cooperation with consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), will present Iraq’s Long Term Electricity Master Plan at a 2-day conference in Istanbul on 1st and 2nd February, 2011. The 2010 – 2030 Long Term Master Plan, prepared by joint teams from Parsons Brinckerhoff and the Ministry of Electricity's Planning […]
Najaf Refinery Announces $5.5m Govt Revenues for 2010
The manager of Najaf refinery has announced that the refinery’s contribution to the province’s economy exceeded 6bn Iraqi Dinars (IQD) in 2010. Laith al-Gharrawi [Laith al-Azzawi] told AKnews that the refinery refined 5.5m barrels of oil in 2010, bringing in a revenue for the province of 6.47 billion IQD ($5.5m), according to the law ratified […]
Iraq's Ministry of Electicity Tenders for Cables
Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has today issued a tender for the supply of 132KV cables. Please click here to download details (in Arabic only). The closing date for the receipt of bids is 26th January.
Iraq's Ministry of Trade Tenders for Road Paving
Iraq's Ministry of Trade has issued a tender for the paving of roads in the vacinity of Samawah silo. Deadline for receipt of bids is 17th January. Please click here to download details (Arabic).
Iraq Seeks Spare Parts for Weaving Machines
Iraq's State Company for Woollen Industries, through the Ministry of Industry and Materials, has issued a tender for spare parts for Sulzer & Techmash weaving machines. Deadline for receipt of bids is 6th February. Please click here to download details.
Northern Gas Company Tenders
Iraq's Northern Gas Company, through the Ministry of Oil, has issued tenders for the supply of : lathes - deadline 9th February; safety containers - deadline 6th February.
Daura Refinery Tenders for Terminal Automation System
Iraq's Midland Refinery Company is looking for bids for the supply of a terminal automation system for its Daura [Doura] refinery. The deadline for the receipt of bids is 15th February. Please click here to download details.
Missan Oil Output Up Over 3m Barrels in 2010
The director of Missan Oil Company in Southern Iraq said on Tuesday that his company had achieved an increase in its oil production by more than 3 million barrels in 2010. “Our Company has achieved an increase in its oil production from its oil fields of 3.215 million barrels of oil in 2010, compared with […]
Kidnap in Iraq
Four people, including three children, were kidnapped by criminals then freed by the authorities in Iraq last week. In recent months consular warnings have continued to remind foreign nationals of the risk of abduction still present in the country. With a rise in foreigners travelling to the country it may only be a matter of […]
Seminar to Discuss Feasibility of Huge 'Grand Faw' Port
The head of the Arab Gulf Studies Center in Basra University said on Monday that the center will hold a seminar to discuss the economic feasibility of the planned Faw port to be built in the Ras al-Bayshah area of Basra province. The center's director, Jassim Ghali Roumi, told AKnews that the seminar commissioned by […]
New Erbil Rotana Hotel Opens
Hotel management company Rotana has announced the opening of its first property in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq -- the landmark 5-star Erbil Rotana. Erbil Rotana's strategic location in close proximity to the Ministries district and the Erbil International Exhibition Fair Ground, along with its luxurious accommodation, wide variety of restaurants and meeting facilities makes the hotel […]
$21m for Erbil Tunnel Project
A local company has embarked on a $21 million [25 billion Iraqi dinar] tunnel project in eastern Erbil city, said city's Governor, Nawzad Hadi, said on Saturday. “The 77 Group for General Contracting started works to build an underpass at the Rizkari hospital intersection in the direction of the Kuwaysanjaq district road in eastern Arbil. […]