Perceptions of Police, Security and Governance in Iraq: IOM Study The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Yale Law School's Center for Global Legal Challenges (GLC) are releasing a new report that evaluates community perceptions of police and security in three communities across Iraq. This new study - Perceptions of Police, Security and Governance in […]
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Local Businesses get Boost from Iraq Lockdown
By John Lee. Iraq's national lockdown in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reportedly given a boost to local businesses. According to a report from AFP, local businesses no longer have to compete with imports from countries such as Turkey, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait. It quotes the owner of an ice-cream […]
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Foreign Staff Evacuated from Basra Gas Company
By John Lee. Shell has reportedly evacuated its foreign staff who had been working at the Basra Gas Company (BGC). BGC executives told Reuters that around 60 staff were flown out on Wednesday after workers who had been laid off staged a protest. Shell has a 44-percent stake in the $17-billion, 25-year BGC project, with […]
Rocket Attack Targets Halliburton in Basra
By John Lee. At least three rockets are reported to have hit near Halliburton's site in the Burjesia area of Basra early on Monday morning. It is understood that the incident caused no casualties or damage. It is the first attack to target US energy interests in Iraq in recent months. (Sources: S&P Global Platts, […]
Umm Qsar Power Plant begins Operation
Prime Power Middle East (PPME), a wholly owned subsidiary of Prime Metro Power Holdings Corporation, has commenced operation of its power plant in Umm Qasr, Basra. The power plant started its commercial operation last Sunday, 09 February 2020, and is designed to deliver base load of 24/7 power to the Umm Qasr Ports Authority Zone. […]
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Protests Spread in Basra as Death Toll Rises
By Shelly Kittleson for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Protests spread in oil-rich Basra as death toll rises Repeated closures of Iraq’s key Umm Qasr port and intermittently blocked internet over the past almost two months have led to […]
Iraq to Build 5 New Refineries
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has reportedly announced that it will select a number of international investment companies to build five new refineries around the country: Kirkuk with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd); Wasit capacity of 140,000 bpd; Nasiriyah capacity of 140,000 bpd; Basra card 140,000 bpd; and al-Faw […]
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What’s Really Polluting the Shatt al-Arab?
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What’s Really Polluting Southern Iraq’s Most Important Waterway? For years, fish and other marine life has been disappearing from the all-important Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra. This wide river at […]
Umm Qasr Port Reopens
By John Lee. Operations have reportedly resumed at Umm Qasr port on Saturday. According to Reuters, all terminals were operating again, having been halted for nearly 10 days by protesters. (Source: Reuters)
Umm Qasr Port hit by Protests
By John Lee. Protesters have reportedly blocked the entrance to Umm Qasr port, near Basra. According to Reuters, port operations were reduced to 20 percent as workers were unable to get to work. (Source: Reuters)
ICTSI builds Umm Qasr Deep-Water Capacity
By Editor on 24th October 2019 in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Transportation News
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has formally inaugurated two new berths which for the first time offer the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq’s main dry cargo port, the ability to handle container vessels of up to 14,000TEU. The inauguration ceremony marked both the opening for business of the two new berths, Berths 25 and […]
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Cabinet Approves $25m Desalination Project
By John Lee. The Cabinet held its regular weekly meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi. It authorised the Ministries of Education, Higher Education and Scientific Research, other ministries, public bodies and local councils to recruit holders of post- graduate degrees, and to exempt this round of recruitment […]