The world's biggest steel maker ArcelorMittal said Tuesday it plans to build a 130-million-dollar steel plant in Kurdish northern Iraq in partnership with the Turkish company Dayen. ArcelorMittal "signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture with Turkish partner Dayen to build a steel mini-mill with electric furnace in Sulaimaniyah," a city in […]
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MOL Makes Discovery in Akri-Bijeel Block in Kurdistan
Hungarian oil and gas group MOL has made a discovery in Akri-Bijeel Block in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The testing results are promising, it said in a statement on 10 March, Portfolio Hungary reported. According to the official announcement: “Gulf Keystone is pleased to announce that Kalegran Ltd., a 100% subsidiary of MOL Hungarian Oil […]
Hungary's Kurdistan Well Hits Oil
Hungarian oil and gas group MOL(MOLB.BU) announced on Tuesday that it had discovered oil in the Akri-Bijeel Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq where they conduct tests jointly with Gulf Keystone Petroleum, reports Reuters.. MOL,which owns an 80 percent share, said its exploration well tested 3,200 bbl/day oil and also associated gas. It said […]
Kurdistan Postpones Budget
The Kurdistan parliament’s chairmanship decided on Tuesday to postpone discussing the region’s 2010 budget until the end of the coming parliamentary elections. “The parliament decided today (March 2) to resume discussing the 2010 budget after the end of the coming elections,” Ismail Kalali told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. (Aswat Al Iraq)
Kurdistan Attracts $12 Billion Investment
According to a report from Reuters, Iraqi Kurdistan's investment body says the region has attracted more than 12 billion US dollars from local and foreign investors in non-oil sectors over the last three-and-a-half years, mainly in housing. Of this $12 billion, $3.1 billion was from foreign sources, and this would been higher had a $6 […]
Finance Minister to Visit Kurdistan
The Iraqi minister of finance, Bayan Jabr, will soon arrive in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan, Arbil, to meet with the regional premier and officials, an informed source said on Monday. “The minister is expected to meet with the prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Dr. Barham Saleh, and other officials,” a media […]