By John Lee. During his visit to Washington DC this week, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, presided over the signing of number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU's) with American companies: Government Memoranda of Understanding: Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Electricity and General Electric (GE) for the development of the energy sector. Memorandum […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, met with several American corporate leaders and representatives in New York on Thursday evening (local time) during his participation in the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Among the firms represented were General Electric (GE), Honeywell, and law firm Covington. During the meeting, […]
By John Lee. At its regular meeting this week the Iraqi Cabinet approved the recommendation of the Ministerial Council for Energy to proceed with the development project at Haditha refinery. The American company Honeywell UOP is to carry out the work on behalf of the North Refineries Company (NRC). Haditha refinery is situated in Anbar […]
By John Lee. Honeywell has announced that the Lanaz refinery (pictured) in Erbil will use its technology to upgrade its operations so it can produce more cleaner-burning transportation fuels. It says the project marks the first use of its UOP modular technology in Iraq, and will help Lanaz comply with increasingly strict specifications for fuel […]
Musab Alkateeb, the immediate past CEO of Siemens Iraq, has joined the the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) advisory council after 20 years leading Siemens Iraq, Honeywell and championing government reform in Iraq. Musab is well known to IBBC members, to Iraq and the private sector and has a wealth of experience in the issues […]
The following commercial agreements worth as much as $8 billion were reached during a signing ceremony between U.S. energy companies and the Government of Iraq on August 19, 2020: Honeywell and the Ministry of Oil agreed to advance the development of the Ar Ratawi [Artawi] gas project, which will further enable Iraq to capture, process, and […]
By John Lee. US-based Honeywell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the South Gas Company (SGC) to process 300 million cubic meters of gas per day from the Artawi field in southern Iraq. (Source: Oil Ministry)
Honeywell has announced that it will provide industry-leading process technology and advanced automation controls to Iraq’s Karbala refinery, now under construction in Karbala Province, about 120 kilometers south of Baghdad. According to a statement from the company, the grassroots refinery will use industry-leading refining processes from Honeywell UOP and automation controls from Honeywell Process Solutions […]
By John Lee. Ruebin S. Thomas, a former civilian contractor, has pleaded guilty to stealing two electric generators from a U.S. military base in Iraq, reports Associated Press. Thomas, who worked for Honeywell Technologies at the Camp Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, stole two generators valued at $176,000 each in June 2009. Sentencing was scheduled […]
The World Refining Association (WRA) today announced the return of Middle East Downstream Week (MEDW) 2012. The conference will highlight the significant benefits that can be achieved in the downstream industry through diversification strategies, integrations plans and key business improvements during times of financial unrest where crude is priced at US$100 per barrel. To be […]
Honeywell has said it currently has $360m worth of contracts in Iraq, Dow Jones has reported. The US-based engineering firm has a contract with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to develop process control systems and fire and gas detection systems at the Ahdab oil field, Tarek Nahl, the company's Middle East sales manager, told the […]
UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced that its technology has been selected for a new transportation fuel refinery to be built in Iraq. The State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), under the Ministry of Oil for Iraq, has selected Honeywell’s UOP to provide key technologies to process 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) of […]
