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Major New Gasoline Production Unit at Basra Refinery

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani has inaugurated the new Isomerization Unit at Basra Refinery. The unit has a capacity of 11,000 barrels per day (bpd) to produce premium gasoline. The project will increase the production of premium gasoline by 1,300 cubic meters per day (1.3 million liters per day), reducing imports by […]

Iraq Opens Major Gas Processing Plant at Halfaya

By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani inaugurated a major gas processing project in the Halfaya oilfield in Maysan governorate, with a capacity of 300 million standard cubic feet per day. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Hayyan Abdul Ghani, stated that the commissioning of the Halfaya gas processing […]

Italian Govt Proposes New University in Baghdad

By John Lee. Iraqi President Dr. Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid received the Italian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Maurizio Greganti, accompanied by Italian Member of Parliament Mr. Mauro del Barba, at Baghdad Palace on Monday. At the outset, President Rashid praised the strong relations between Iraq and Italy in various political, economic, cultural, and environmental fields, […]

German Support for new Glass Factory in Najaf

By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani inaugurated the second specialized workshop to support the private industrial construction sector. During the event, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) and the German Export Credit Agency to finance private sector development projects under the government's sovereign guarantee initiative. […]

Iraq Cracks Down on Unlicensed Factories, Counterfeit Products

By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has directed the Central Organization for Standardization and Quality Control (COSQC), in coordination with the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, to monitor all unlicensed factories and take legal action against their owners. Owners of shops selling products from these unlicensed factories will also face legal consequences, and the counterfeit […]

AMEA Power to pitch for 500-MW Solar Project in Iraq

By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has authorised the Ministry of Electricity to extend an invitation (the "sole offer") to the Emirati company AMEA Power to present its proposal to build a 500-MW solar power plant, with the option to add batteries. This move allows the Ministry of Electricity to proceed with the necessary […]