The Head of the Italian Consular Office in Erbil, Mr Carmelo Ficarra, met with Head of KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, today to speak about the growing interest and engagement from Italian companies. Italian companies are currently involved in several key projects in Kurdistan, including in the revitalisation plan of the Citadel […]
By John Lee. The Wall Street Journal and Reuters report that Iraq has shortlisted 12 international companies to build the new $18-billion oil export pipeline to Jordan, the country's first such pipeline in decades. Iraq's oil ministry has chosen these companies from a list of more than 80 international firms which submitted their credentials to build […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and Eni’s CEO Paolo Scaroni (pictured) met on Monday in Baghdad to discuss Eni’s activities in the country. During the meeting, Mr Scaroni along with Claudio Descalzi, COO of Eni E&P, updated the Prime Minister on the development activities at the Zubair oil field and discussed the […]
The newly arrived Italian Consul in Erbil, Dr Carmelo Ficarra, met with Minister Falah Mustafa to discuss ways of building upon his predecessor’s success. Italy has a Consular Office in Erbil, which is due to be upgraded to a fully-fledged Consulate later this year. In welcoming him to Kurdistan, Minister Mustafa encouraged him to use […]
Minister Falah Mustafa received a delegation from Ev-K2-CNR, an Italian non-government organisation promoting studies in high-altitude disciplines, including environmental sciences, earth sciences and technological research, who were accompanied by the Head of Italian Consular Office in Erbil, Dr Simone De Santi. The team has visited the Kurdistan Region five times aimed at the creation of […]
By John Lee. Eni has reportedly reached agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil to cut the final production target at Zubair oil field to 850,000 bpd. Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaiby [Elaibi] told reporters that he has agreed to the drop from the original target of 1.25 million bpd, and that Eni has […]
The Head of Iraqi Task Force at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Massimo Bellelli, visited Kurdistan on Sunday to brief KRG officials about current and future projects. Italy currently has an Embassy Consular Office in Erbil headed by Dr Simone De Santi. Speaking about Italy’s commitment and engagement, Mr Bellelli discussed several projects […]
By John Lee. Italy's Techint Engineering and Construction has won a $387.8 million contract to build housing for workers at the Zubair oil field, reports Fox Business. Techint will build a village for workers and a regional office for operating partners in the field, the Iraqi council of ministers said, adding that work in the […]
By John Lee. Italy’s new ambassador to Iraq, Massimo Marotti (shown here presenting his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoshyar Zebari, in January), has said that Italy considers the Kurdistan Region as the “gateway” to Iraq. On a recent visit to Erbil, he said: "Trade between the Kurdistan Region and Italy has reached $4 billion […]
Italy’s new ambassador to Iraq last week visited the Kurdistan Region for the first time and met President Masoud Barzani. He came with a delegation from SACE, Italy’s export credit and project finance agency. President Barzani and Ambassador Massimo Marroti, who arrived from Baghad, discussed bilateral relations and explored ways to further strengthen ties. Their […]
President Masoud Barzani welcomed Italy’s new ambassador to Iraq Mr. Massimo Marotti in his office in Salahaddin today to discuss bilateral relations and explore ways to further strengthen ties. The meeting focused on the ongoing political challenges facing Iraq, relations between Italy and the Kurdistan Region, and the crisis in Syria. Ambassador Marotti said Italy […]
By John Lee. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoshyar Zebari, has received a copy of the credentials of new the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy, Mr. Massimo Marotti, at a ceremony on Sunday morning. During the meeting, they discussed the developing relations between the two countries and their people in all areas, and the Minister […]
