Iraq produces COVID-19 laboratory supplies to more rapidly test cases In cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVID-19 Crisis Cell of Basrah University in southern Iraq has successfully produced urgently needed laboratory supplies to speed up testing of suspected cases. The global demand on supplies and equipment to fight COVID-19 has created a […]
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Saddam's Superyacht to become Sailors' Hotel
By John Lee. The 82-meter yacht built for Saddam Hussein in 1981 is to be turned into a hotel for the pilots who guide shipping in and out of the port of Basra. The Iraqi government re-gained posession of the 'Basrah Breeze' in 2010 following a legal battle in the French courts. It subsequently failed […]
Three-year Strategic Plan for Basra Oil and Gas
Provincial Council of Basra formulates strategic plan to contribute to effective management of the oil and gas sector The southern Governorate of Iraq, Basra, now has a three-year strategic plan for oil and gas. As a key pillar of Basra’s economy, this industry is supposed to employ thousands of workers and generate billions of dollars […]
RSK, Basra Uni, to Train Iraqi Oil Engineers
RSK Group Plc and the University of Basrah have agreed to enter into a partnership to help train the next generation of Iraqi engineers and to give them practical experience which would help them to obtain jobs in the Iraqi oil industry. The partnership will give University of Basrah students access to oil field work […]
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BIOGH Issues First Construction Licence
By Editor on 14th July 2013 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Oil & Gas News
By John Lee. The Basra Oil and Gas International Free Zone (BIOGH) and its development managers EPGI have issued its first construction license to Basra Mas Company in relation to an initial 10 year construction programme. Works commenced on site on the 9th July with handover to Basra Mas who this week began work on […]