Advertising Feature The Iraq Club is a unique business-focussed networking event that showcases business leaders and experts, who have first-hand experience of operating in the Iraq energy market. At our next meeting, taking place in less than 3 weeks time, we have confirmed a fantastic line up of speakers, including: Simon Daman Willems, Managing Director, Basrah Gas Company Ben […]
Beginning 2016 founders of The Iraq Club, will officially launch the Future Energy Forum (FEF), an exclusive business-focused community connecting a senior network of leaders specifically engaged in the development of emerging energy markets. A much anticipated forum, FEF is spearheaded by William Wakeham and Leanne Case, both of whom are leading experts on critical […]
By John Lee. Reservoir imaging company Asian Oilfield Services Ltd has announced the successful completion of a 3D seismic survey for Gazprom in Iraqi Kurdistan. The company, based in Dubai, completed the survey of over 100 square kilometers at the Shakal License Block. It has previously worked at the Taza block in Kurdistan.
Iraq’s youngest airline, FlyBaghdad, is in talks to start flying to Dubai and plans to launch European routes in early 2016, according to a report from Gulf News. The airline’s Regional Commercial Manager, Mohammad Abdali, told the news agency that the Iraqi-owned airline started domestic flights to Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Najaf and Basra from its hub […]
Emirates Airlines has announced that it will recommence passenger flights to Baghdad from 17 September 2015. The airline suspended operations in January of this year. Emirates will operate with four weekly flights to Baghdad, served by an A330-200 aircraft in a three class configuration. Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Centre […]
By John Lee. Emirates Airlines is to resume passenger flights to Erbil from 15th August. The Dubai-based carrier suspended flights in March following security concerns relating to the 'Islamic State' group (IS, ISIS, ISIL). There will be four weekly return flights, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft; as a precaution, the […]
By John Lee. Dubai's Al Khaleej Sugar Refinery has resumed exports to Iraq after disruption last summer due to the conflict with Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL). The company is exporting about 600,000 to 800,000 tonnes a year to Iraq, making the country its biggest customer. “We have four vessels queuing in Umm Qasr. It […]
By John Lee. Several airlines have suspended flights to Baghdad on Tuesday after bullets hit an airplane as it was landing at Baghdad International Airport. Reuters reports that two passengers were slightly injured when three or four bullets hit the body of a flydubai plane carrying 154 passengers on Monday evening. It was not known […]
By John Lee. Swiss-based Sulzer has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with the Unaoil Group to service of rotating equipment for oil and gas, and power customers in Southern Iraq. The joint venture (JV) will operate under the name of Sulzer Rotating Equipment FZCO and will have offices in Dubai, with local operations […]
Dubai-headquartered companies Transworld Group and NAWAH [North America Western Asia Holdings] have announced that the two firms have entered into a formal agreement to service Iraq’s growing demand for imports, linking their considerable shipping, logistics, marine services and port capabilities. As part of their agreement, Transworld Group and NAWAH Port Management, NAWAH’s port operations business […]
By John Lee. Robt. Stone (ME) LLC (RSME) has to announced that it has signed a Joint Venture agreement with NSCC International Limited (NSCC), under the name of “NSCC-RSME”, to exclusively bid together for "projects of mutual interest beyond UAE with a particular focus on Iraq". The Joint Venture will primarily pursue EPC (Engineering, Procurement […]
Last week the Municipality of Dubai proposed a twinning project with the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, to foster cooperation on a number of issues, especially regarding the real estate market, e-governance and reducing bureaucracy in government institutions. The proposal came at a Kurdistan – United Arab Emirates trade forum held in Erbil on […]
