On Tuesday, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) made available $270 million to the Governmentof the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation […]
By John Lee. The Chief Executive of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) has said that his company has conducted negotiations with both Iran and Iraq to import gas. Nizar Al-Adsani (pictured) said in a statement: "Kuwait is in need of gas for power plants ... [but] up until now we have not agreed on the […]
By John Lee. Research by the Financial Times shows that the top 10 American and foreign contractors in Iraq have secured business worth at least $72 billion between them, with the total for all contractors coming in at $138 billion. Top of the list is KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown and Root), which was once run […]
