Kurdistan’s Oil & Gas Leaders to Hold Official Annual Meeting in London The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq is to hold the sixth official Kurdistan-Iraq Oil & Gas Conference in London, on 5-7 December 2016 to drive forward the oil and gas development in the Region of Kurdistan. Energy events […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has had to cancel its Autumn Conference, originally scheduled for 6th November in Dubai, due to circumstances beyond its control. A spokesperson told Iraq Business News that planning is now underway for an alternative conference to be held in Baghdad in December, with details to be […]
The Annual Forum of the UK's Al-Kindi Society for Engineers takes place in London on Saturday 9th January, and it promises to be an essential event for all in the industry. Chaired by Dr. Subhi Al-Azzawi and Dr. Caecilia Pieri, the Forum will address the topic of Iraq Architecture and Planning, and will include speakers […]
MEED’s Kurdistan Projects conference 2014 shows why the region, long seen as a platform for doing business elsewhere in Iraq, has now become a hotspot for investments. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has long been considered as a business friendly environment for foreign companies and a gateway for doing business elsewhere in the country. But […]
The tragedy of sectarian violence continues in Iraq, but the country still presses ahead with its development, and foreign companies continue to seize opportunities to contribute to the country’s growth and prosperity. This week in our newsletter, we have details of a Russian company's first oil output at an Iraqi oilfield, a Danish company exploring […]
From May 27-28, renowned regional and international healthcare experts convened at the Iraq Healthcare Conference 2013 in Erbil, Iraq (Kurdistan Region) to discuss the current state of the Iraqi health system and to develop urgently needed strategies to shape a strong public health system for Iraqi citizens. The Iraqi health system is in pressing need […]
Advertising Feature With proven reserves of around 143 billion barrels, Iraq has the third largest reserves in the world situated across 79 oil and gas fields. Of these fields only 23 are currently producing, and it has only been in recent years that Iraq has administered bids from international and national oil and gas companies […]
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has announced its third Mansion House Iraq Day conference, which will be attended by UK Energy Minister, Michael Fallon; UK Foreign Minister, Alastair Burt; Iraq’s Communications Minister, Torhan al-Mufti; and, Deputy Social Affairs Minister, Dara Reshid Yara. Other speakers include Brian Redford, Regional Director, UK Borders Agency (UKBA), and […]
Thamir Ghadhban (pictured), the chairman of the prime minister's advisory commission on energy, has said that Iraq is revising its oil production targets. Speaking at the MEED Iraq Energy Conference in Dubai, he said Iraq that Iraq should average 2.9 million barrels per day this year, rising to 4.5 million bpd by the end of […]
Due to current events in Anbar province and throughout Iraq, Al-Anbar Investment Commission (AIC) announced today that it is postponing its third annual international conference which was scheduled for February 16, 2013 in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. The Commission's Board of Directors decided it would be best to postpone the conference. This decision […]
Advertising Feature The 3rd Basra International Oil & Gas, organized by Expotim International Fair Organizations INC and Pyramids International Group, ended on the 9th of December, after hosting a record number of exhibitors and visitors. The largest oil & gas show in Iraq opened its gate to 18,000 visitors from over 35 countries in 2012, […]
By John Lee. His Excellency Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki attended the opening session of the Arab Council of Ministers of Housing and Construction in its 29th session in Baghdad, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Al-Mutlaq, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Mohamed Sahib Al-Darraji Minister of Construction and Housing, and several Arab Housing and Construction ministers. […]
