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By John Lee. French firm Airbus has delivered the first two Caracal military helicopters to Iraq under a defence contract signed between the two countries. The Iraqi Ministry of Defence confirmed receipt of the aircraft on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Defence Minister Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al-Abbasi highlighted the strength of […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Prime Minister inaugurated the Al-Zaytoon Baghdad / Mövenpick Hotel on Saturday, marking a partial opening of its main facilities in preparation for the upcoming Arab Summit in Baghdad. PM Mohammed S. Al-Sudani highlighted that the hotel is one of the largest private sector projects in tourism and hospitality in the […]
Wood selected by TotalEnergies to advance Ratawi field redevelopment in Iraq, as part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering, has been awarded two new engineering and procurement framework agreements worth $11 million by TotalEnergies EP Ratawi Hub as part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), a […]
By John Lee. A formal signing ceremony has been held in Dubai to mark the launch of a partnership between France's TotalEnergies and Erbil-based Cihan Group, which has now become the authorised supplier of the company's motor oils and lubricants in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. According to a statement from Cihan, the agreement aims […]
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. Iraq's 7 Million bpd Oil Production Goal Draws Swift Response from Chinese Firms The recent reiteration by Iraq Oil Ministry of a 7 million barrels per day (bpd) oil production […]
From the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. New Women's Protection Center Opens in Diwaniyah with Support from UNFPA and the Government of France A new Women's Protection Center has officially opened its doors in Diwaniyah today, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has authorised the Minister of Finance, or her delegate, to sign a loan agreement with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to finance the Al-Hamza District Sewer Project in Al-Diwaniyah Province. This approval falls under Federal Budget Law No. 13 of 2023, covering fiscal years 2023-2025, for […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has approved an increase in the consultancy contract amount for the Basra Refinery Development / Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Project with Japan's UNICO and France's Technip. The decision also includes an extension of the contract duration, granted as an exception to Government Contracting Instructions No. (2) of […]
By John Lee. Qatar-based Ooredoo Group has partnered with France's Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build the Fibre in Gulf (FIG) submarine cable. The cable, connecting Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, will have a capacity of up to 720Tbps with 24 fibre pairs. Ooredoo said in a statement that the […]
By John Lee. During his official visit to London, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met with Fakhri Dhaidan, Vice President of French engineering company Technip Energies, to discuss the company's ongoing and future operations in Iraq. The meeting focused on Technip Energies' consultancy work for the Karbala and Basra refineries and its role in […]
By John Lee. On Friday, TotalEnergies (45%, operator) and its partners Basra Oil Company (BOC) (30%) and QatarEnergy (25%) launched today the construction works of ArtawiGas25, a first processing facility for the associated gas from the Ratawi [Artawi] field, in the Basra region. This facility, which is part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP), […]
By John Lee. The Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haider Mohammed Makiyya, held a meeting with Adham Al-Fakhar, Chairman of the Iraqi-French Business Council, and its members to discuss promising strategic investment projects. Dr. Makiyya emphasized the NIC's commitment to advancing a forward-looking investment policy that prioritizes innovative projects to strengthen Iraq's […]
