By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Transport has said that it is studying the designs for the "development road project", sometimes referred to as the "dry canal project". The project will link Iraq's Grand Faw port, which is still under construction, by rail to the Mediterranean, with the intention of providing a cost-effective alternative […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully completed drilling the directional oil well Zubair/566 at a depth of 2471 meters, as part of the contract with the Italian company ENI to drill 37 oil wells in the Zubair oil field in Basra. This project is being carried out in cooperation with the […]
By John Lee. KRG President Nechirvan Barzani met with Antonio Tajani, the Foreign Minister of Italy, in Rome this week. The meeting discussed strengthening of bilateral relations of Italy with Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, opportunities for Italian investments and jobs in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, and expanding collective cooperation, especially in the fields […]
Italy and the ILO support private sector development in Southern Iraq's green economy A new agreement between Italy and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will enhance support to private sector development and decent job creation in Southern Iraq, with a focus on promoting sustainable green businesses. Under the agreement, hundreds of young women and men […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has successfully drilled a new oil well in the Zubair oil field at a depth of 2,472 meters. The well is the 14th of 37 to be drilled at the field as part of a contract with the Italian company ENI, in cooperation with Schlumberger. This is […]
By John Lee. At a meeting on Wednesday attended by the Minister of Transport, the Prime Minister, and a number of general managers, the details of Iraq's "Dry Canal" project were reviewed. The project will link Iraq's Grand Faw port, which is still under construction, by rail to the Mediterranean, with the intention of providing […]
By John Lee. Iraq is reportedly planning to build its largest train station. According to Zawya, the new facility in Mosul will replace the old station, dating from 1935, which was badly damaged in the war against the so-called Islamic State (IS, daesh). It adds that the government has already approved the building of a […]
Italy renews its commitment to stabilization with a new EUR 2 million contribution The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), has renewed its commitment to stabilizing Iraq with an additional EUR 2 million (approximately US$1.9 million) contribution. The generous contribution will be channeled through […]
By John Lee. Italian engineering consultancy Progetti Europa & Global S.p.A. (PEG) has met with the Secretary-General of Iraq's Council of Ministers, Dr. Hamid Naim Al-Ghazi, to discuss the rail project connecting southern and northern Iraq. At the meeting, the company gave a detailed presentation on the stages of feasibility studies, the proposed routes, the supporting […]
By John Lee. UK-based Amarinth has reportedly delivered pumps worth £1.2 million to the West Qurna-2 expansion project. According to World Pumps, the first order was from Italy's Cannon Artes, and was for seven super duplex API 610 OH1 pumps. The second order, from SICIM (also from Italy), was for three super duplex API 610 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has reportedly invited bids from three international companies to build a dam on the Shatt al-Arab waterway, to help reduce salinity in the river. Economy News lists the firms invited to bid as Energoprojekt of Serbia, Hydronova of Italy, and Deltares from the Netherlands. It says that […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Air Navigation Services has reportedly announced the completion and activation of its new AMHS ground-to-ground communications system. AMHS (Air Traffic Services Message Handling Services) is a standard for aeronautical ground-ground communications, such as for the transmission of NOTAM, flight plans or meteorological data. According to the report from […]
