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By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has launched the construction of three projects related to additional combined-cycle units for electricity generation. South Baghdad Gas Fired Power Plant, with a design capacity of 125 MW. Implemented by China's Dongfang Electric; Mansuriyah Gas Fired Power Station in Diyala Province, with a design capacity of 362 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the completion of its first multilateral oil well in the Southern East Baghdad field, using modern drilling technology. Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs, Bassem Mohammed Khudair, highlighted the rapid drilling and doubled production capacity achieved at a low economic cost. The project, operated by China's EBS […]
By Muhammed Abed Mazeel al-Aboudi for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Analyzing the Successes and Failures of Iraq's 5th plus and 6th Oil and Gas Bid Rounds For the sake of the Iraqi labor […]
Iraq has been elected to chair the Group of 77 and China (G77) at the United Nations for the year 2025, following a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Group held to discuss Iraq's candidacy for this position. Iraq's Chargé d'Affaires to the United Nations in New York Dr. Abbas Kadhom Obaid, delivered a speech in which […]
By Simon Watkins for OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Who Is Playing Who In The Great Iraq Carve-Up? Last week's announcement that the China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC, Energy China) is to work with the French firm TotalEnergies on the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Industry, Khaled Battal Al-Najm, discussed the contract procedures with China's Tsingshan Holding Group for the development of a specialized industrial city focused on iron and steel production in Basra. The meeting, held on Monday with ministry officials and the Chinese delegation, reviewed the steps and details involved in finalising […]
By John Lee. China Energy Engineering Corporation (Energy China, CEEC) and France's TotalEnergies have signed an EPC contract for a 1-GW solar power project at the Ratawi [Artawi] field in Basra. According to a statement from Energy China: "This project is the first large-scale project in the Iraqi government's PV construction plan, and serves as […]
By John Lee. The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Beijing, Mr. Shorsh Khalid Saeed, met with the Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Mr. Chen Xiaofeng and his accompanying delegation, at the Embassy headquarters. According to a statement from Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Saeed commended the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil, led by Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani, has signed 13 initial contracts with companies to develop oil fields and exploration blocks as part of the supplementary fifth and sixth licensing rounds. The deals are expected to add 750,000 barrels per day […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has approved the recommendation from the Ministerial Council for Energy (24067 T) of 2024 to sign a tripartite agreement involving the Ministry of Electricity, Siemens Energy, and the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). The agreement focuses on the rehabilitation of the Baiji Gas Power Plant (Unit 2), designating […]
By John Lee. Hayan Abdul Ghani, Iraq's Minister of Oil, has inaugurated the first phase of the Central Processing Facility (CPF) at the Al-Faihaa [Fayhaa] oil field in Basra, with a capacity of 100,000 barrels per day. According to a statement from the Ministry of Oil, this marks the transition of Al-Faihaa from an exploratory […]
By Adam Lucente for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq-China ties progress with Nasiriyah airport project Relations between Iraq and China are strengthening, in part due to Chinese interest in Iraqi oil and infrastructure projects. Click here to […]
