Vast Exploration Updates on Kurdistan Drilling
Vast Exploration (TSX-V: VST) has issued a progress update on the drilling of its Qara Dagh -1 exploration well, and announced the appointment of General John P. Abizaid to the Advisory Board of the Company. The Qara Dagh Well was spud on 12 May 2010 with a planned total depth of 3,600 to 4,000 meters. […]
Fun and Games Again in Ramadi
AKnews reports that the amusement park in Anbar province’s capital city, Ramadi, has re-opened after a seven-year break. The park was opened in 1993 and attracted people from all over Anbar province, but closed in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. It was reportedly a stronghold for insurgents in the past few years […]
Kurdistan Oil Refineries Can Meet Local Fuel Needs
In an interview with AKnews on Friday, the oil products director of north Iraq, Mohammed Ahmed Zebari, shared his vision for the country's oil prospects. Zebari maintained that if the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) concentrated on improving the two refineries of Kavragosk and Baziyan, the two could provide the required petrol for the whole Region […]
Wassit University Opens New Agriculture Building
A new building for the College of Agriculture in southern Iraq’s Wassit University has been opened by the Rector of the University, Jawad Al-Mousawi. “The new 3-story building, accommodating 140 male and female students, includes 6 study halls, 4 laboratories, a large conference hall, and another computer centre for scientific and academic purposes,” the University’s […]
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Halliburton and KBR Sued Over Iraq Contamination
Halliburton Co. and KBR Inc. must face lawsuits brought by military personnel and contractors allegedly harmed by contaminated water and toxic emissions from burning waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, a judge has said. U.S. District Judge Roger Titus in Greenbelt, Maryland, who is overseeing 43 lawsuits on the matter, yesterday rejected the companies’ claims of […]
Petronas to Train Iraqi Engineers for Gharraf Oilfield
Petronas, the Malaysian state oil firm, has agreed to train 60 Iraqi oil engineers to help it develop the Gharaf oilfield. The engineers will attend an intensive 6-month course in Malaysia and will then be sent back home to supervise the company’s operations, according to a report from Azzaman. Petronas and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co […]
Anbar to Upgrade its Border Crossings
Anbar Council has launched a project to upgrade its three border crossings, with the intention of raising additional revenue, the head of the council’s investment committee said on Tuesday. The three border crossings are: Arar (on border with Saudi Arabia); Tarbiel [Tirbil] (on border with Jordan); and al-Tanf (on border with Syria). The project will […]
Kurdistan Forges Links with Northern Ireland
The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representative yesterday and today in Belfast met Trade Minister Arlene Foster, politicians and the private sector to forge closer ties with Northern Ireland. On her first visit to Northern Ireland, Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman met the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment at Parliament Buildings. Mrs Foster said, “I […]
Gharraf Drilling to Start by December
Iraq's oil ministry announced on Friday that it would begin drilling for oil in the southern Gharraf oil fields by the end of the year. Officials said initial production levels of 50,000 barrels per day from eight oil wells are expected. Malaysia's state-owned oil company Petronas and the Japan Petroleum Exploration Company (Japex) signed a […]
Diwaniya Achieves Just $1.7m from its Oil Refinery
The Diwaniya province has achieved revenues of around ID2 billion [$1.7m] from refining oil. “These revenues are for the year 2010,” a local source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Thursday. He explained that the amount is not big or important to the province. “The Iraqi law has not given Diwaniya oil revenues as other […]
Construction Trade Fair in Erbil
Erbil will host Iraq’s major construction sector trade fair later this month as the country’s demand for private sector housing and infrastructure continues to grow. The third Project Iraq trade fair will bring together some 300 exhibiting companies from all over the world on 27 - 30 September and is expected to attract 50,000 professional […]