By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil has announced upcoming investment opportunities in the refining industry. Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani said the plans include increasing refining capacities as follows: Al-Amarah refinery (150,000 barrels per day); Al-Muthanna refinery (100,000 barrels per day); Kirkuk refinery (100,000 barrels per day); Qayyarah refinery (70,000 barrels per day), and, a new […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has officially opened the new Maysan Power Station. The new power plant adds 750 megawatts of capacity to the grid, 500 MW of which are produced through simple cycle and 250 MW through combined cycle. It is powered by natural gas from the Halfaya and Bazerkan fields, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has started drilling a well "Ammara 19" at Missan Oil Company (MOC)'s Amara field, within the Mishrif reservoir. IDC's Director General, Bassim Abdul Kareem, said the drilling operations were carried out using the 2000-HP drilling rig "IDC 23". The planned depth of the well is 3,290 meters. […]
By John Lee. Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) has revealed more details of its solar power projects in Iraq. In an interview with Project Finance International (PFI), the company's CFO, Niall Hannigan, said the engagement will see five solar PV schemes with a combined capacity of 1GW. This will comprise a 450MW scheme in […]
Ground Breaking Ceremony of physical infrastructure of Beautiful Missan Funded by the European Union (EU), in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 'Beautiful Missan' will improve local service provision, working together with communities and local authorities. Today a ceremony that marks the beginning of a new construction site took place under the auspices […]
By John Lee. A court in Amarah has issued a warrant for the arrest of an ex-director of the Entertainment City. According to a statement from the Supreme Judicial Council, the former director is accused of embezzling "a huge amount from collection during his job". (Source: Supreme Judicial Council)
By John Lee. A Lebanese company has launched a major construction project in Maysan governorate. Hariri Construction and Contracting Company (HARCO) was awarded the $80-milllion 'Luluat Al Amarah' (Pearl of Amarah) contract in late 2014, and has just started excavation at the site. It involves the construction of a five-star 16-storey hotel with 192 rooms, […]
Levels of violence continue to creep up in Iraq. Tuesday’s deadly attack on a government building in Tikrit serves as a reminder that terrorist groups retain the ability to conduct horrific attacks in the country. Otherwise terrorist activity was concentrated in Baghdad and Mosul. The south saw a slight rise in activity but it remains […]
Overview Conditions continue to worsen in Iraq, with civil unrest gripping cities from Arbil in the north to Basrah in the south over the past week. As well as demonstrations in Kurdistan there has also been a lesser reported rise in ethnic tensions around the city of Kirkuk. The past week has also seen a […]
UAE-based Metito has signed a contract worth 33 billion Iraqi Dinars ($28.3 million) with Al Mustakbal Al Saeed (MSGC) for increasing its provision of potable water across Iraq. MSGC said the contract is for design and construction of Hindiyah water treatment plant located just east of the city of Karbala. The project aims to supply […]
