Red Star over Iraq
It may be the start of the biggest oil job in the world. Each day, 20 workers from BP and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) buckle down to the task of prepping the Rumaila oil field in southern Iraq for rapid development. In industry lingo, Rumaila is a "supergiant"—a 50-mile-long deposit of sweet crude with […]
DNO Sees Fourth Quarter Flow Drop
Norwegian oil producer DNO's fourth-quarter net entitlement production from Yemen showed a small drop in the fourth quarter, and total production fell heavily due to the halt in Iraqi exports. DNO's fourth quarter NI production from Yemen, which best reflects DNO's actual share of the output; fell to 4738 from 4987 bpd in the third […]
U.S. to Fund Meat and Fish Markets in Wassit
U.S. Provincial Reconstruction Team (P.R.T) will fund two buildings in central Kut city, which will be used as meat and fish markets. “The two buildings will occupy a total area of 3,250 square meters,” Majid al-Itabi, the Wassit provincial media director, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Thursday. He said that the first building will […]
Baghdad Plans 75,000 Apartments to Modernize Slum
The city of Baghdad asked foreign companies on Thursday to sign up for a project to design and build 75,000 apartments, the first phase of a $10 billion plan to rebuild the Iraqi capital's sprawling Sadr City slum. The entire 56 sq km (22 sq mile) project, to be built over 10 years, includes 150,000 […]
3 Projects carried out at ID7b in Shaqlawa
Three service projects were finalized in the different areas of the district of Shaqlawa at a total cost of more than 7 billion Iraqi dinars, the district mayor said on Thursday. “The projects were carried out in Shaqlawa, (51 km) northeast of Arbil, at a cost of more than 7 billion Iraqi dinars from the […]
Housing Minister Discusses Progress of Projects
The Iraqi minister of housing and construction has discussed with the governor of Muthanna the progress of projects implemented by the ministry in the province. “Minister Bayan Dizayee has stressed her ministry’s seriousness in executing the projects in accordance with the required standards and the agreed deadlines,” according to a ministry statement received by Aswat […]
Parliament to Vote on Real Estate Property Commission Bill
The Iraqi Parliament started on Thursday its regular session under Speaker Iyad al-Samarraie to vote on the real estate property commission draft law. Today’s agenda include voting on amending the dissolved authority number 65 of 2004 and on compensating those damaged by the former regime. The session will also witness the first reading of the […]
Kurdistan’s Cabinet Approves Housing Bill
Kurdistan region’s Council of Ministers approved the housing citizens draft law, according to an official statement released on Thursday. “The council during its meeting tackled also allocating 10% of the project’s amount to the cities, 15% to the districts and 20% to the villages,” said the statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The council […]
Al Zubeidi Signs the Danish Write-off Debt Convention of Iraq
The Ministry of Finance in Iraq signed a bilateral agreement with Denmark to write- off the debt owed by Iraq by one 100%, and affirmed that States which will reduce debts on Iraq would have a priority in the implementation of investment projects in it. The Finance Minister Bayan Jabr said in a statement issued […]
Iraq to Launch Passengers Train to Turkey
The Iraqi Transportation Ministry has decided to launch a passengers’ train every week to Turkey through Syria. “The first trip will be made on Feb. 16, 2010,” the Ministry said in a release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It said that prices will vary from 25 to 35 Euros.
Baghdad Mayor Urges Iraqi Businessmen to Contribute to Reconstruction
The mayor of Baghdad has called on Iraqi businessmen to participate in the reconstruction process of the capital Baghdad. “This came during the mayor’s meeting with a number of businessmen from the Iraqi National Business Council…,” according to a statement released by the mayoralty and received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The mayor has called […]
3 New Drinking Water Units in Basra
Three new drinking water units, funded by the Iraqi government’s Basra rebuilding and development committee, have been launched in Basra on Thursday. “The three units’ total capacity is 400 cubic meters per hour,” Rasheed al-Fahad, the committee’s spokesperson, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the cost of the three units was around ID3 […]