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By Sardar Aziz for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How China dominated Iraq's solar energy market As Iraq continues to struggle to provide electricity to its people, cheap Chinese technology is helping the country, as well as the […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. China Deepens Influence In Iraq With Oil-For-Infrastructure Deals A series of meetings occurred last week between senior members of the Iraqi and Chinese governments aimed at broadening and deepening the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully conducted the first coring operation in the Southern part of the East Baghdad Field, specifically in the Hartha Formation. EBS Petroleum, the Chinese field operator, reported that through the detailed analysis of the oil and gas evidence from the core samples, achieving a 100% success […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Three New China-Russia-Iran and Iraq Agreements Confirm The New Oil Market Order The last week or so has seen a flurry of major cooperation agreements - including in energy, security, […]
By John Lee. Malaysia's Pestech International, through its joint venture with China Energy Engineering Group Tianjin Electric Power Construction Co Ltd (TEPC), has won a contract is for the completion of the Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project Phase (III), Lot 1-Construction, comprising of four 132-kilovolt Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) substations in Baghdad. The contract value is […]
By John Lee. KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani has laid the foundation stone at the first solar power plant in Erbil province. The 25-MW plant is being developed by a consortium consisting of Pluto Otto Cycle and Chinese companies Getting International Energy (which also has interests in neighbouring Jordan) and Shenglong Electric. The deal to […]
By Dr Renad Mansour for World Politics Review (WPR). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Regional Reintegration Is Still a Work in Progress In early March, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced that they had reached a deal to reestablish diplomatic ties […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani (pictured), visited the East Baghdad oil field in Nahrawan and Suwayrah regions, expressing a commitment to increase crude oil production and invest in associated gas. The field currently produces 30,000 barrels per day, with a peak production goal of 40,000 barrels per day under the 2018 […]
By Umud Shokri for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran-Iraq competition in regional maritime and overland transit corridors In recent years, Iraq has become one of the leading destinations for Chinese investments in the Middle East […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Electric Power Production has signed a contract with the Chinese company Shanghai Electric for the construction of a combined-cycle power plant for the Mansouriya gas power station. According to the Ministry of Electricity, the deal is part of the Sino-Iraqi framework agreement and will be implemented on a […]
By Gilles Kepel for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. 20 years after US invasion of Iraq, what lessons remain? With the Pentagon now refocusing elsewhere, and with Iran getting closer to nuclear weapons by the day, the widening […]
By Andrew Parasiliti for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. 'You don't solve issues by running away,' says Iraq's KRG PM Masrour Barzani, in an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, discusses the dispute with the rival PUK party; relations with […]
