By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. While serving his second term as prime minister in February 2011, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told AFP he did not aspire to serve a third term. He averred that “the premier […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Chinese Company Pollutes, Causes Disease: Is The Oil Industry Killing The Poor in Wasit? As soon as the Chinese oil company began extracting oil from the Ahdab oil field in […]
By John Lee. According to a report from the Financial Times, Iraq’s introduction of the new Basra Heavy crude oil grade is causing problems for the international oil companies (IOCs). Since its launch in June, IOCs such as Shell, BP, Total, Lukoil, Petronas and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have received their remuneration for development […]
By John Lee. In a statement to the markets this morning, Dragon Oil gave the following update on its operations at Block 9 in Iraq: "In 2014, the partners in Block 9 in Iraq (Dragon Oil 30%) announced the discovery of oil in two formations in the consortium's first exploration well, Faihaa-1. "Open and cased […]
By John Lee. India's Diamond Power Infrastructure has reportedly won a $14.5-million (16.9 billion Iraqi dinar) order to supply 4,600 kms of Aerial Bunched Cables to Iraq. The cables are to be supplied over a period of 8 months, starting in September 2015. Shares in the company were trading up 10 percent on Friday. (Source: […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Bomber, fighter-attack and remotely piloted […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 24 banks and 5 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Thursday. A total of $242,666,428 sold at a price of 1166 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
A new World Bank project in Iraq will support the reconstruction of the country’s conflict-wrecked infrastructure and restore public services in municipal areas under Government control. The US$350 million financial assistance package, approved by the World Bank Board of Directors, will contribute to Iraq’s efforts to rebuild state institutions and put the economy on the […]
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) were up more than 7 percent early on Thursday, as the company announced that it had received further payments for its oil shipments. In an operational update issued ahead of the company's Annual General Meeting today, the GKP said it continues to produce at stable rates […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place July 7, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria […]
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. For displaced Iraqi citizen Saad al-Jabouri, this year’s Ramadan has been a good one. He left Kirkuk with his family of four on July 20, 2014. They were generously welcomed in the city of […]
The Basra Gas Company (BGC) has awarded UnaE&C Iraq, an engineering and construction subsidiary of Unaoil Group, a contract for the Rehabilitation of West Qurna Compressor Stations CS7 and CS8 at West Qurna, Iraq. BGC is a joint venture between state run South Gas Company (51%), Shell (44%) and Mitsubishi (5%). The project will enable […]
