By John Lee. Iraq's North Oil Company (NOC) has signed a Heads of Agreement (Memorandum of Understanding) with two energy companies to build a 70,000-barrels-per-day oil refinery in Qayara (Qayyarah). The facility, Nineveh province, is to be built by Sweden's SEAB and Turkey's Limak. No information was given regarding the size of the investment or […]
By John Lee. Oil Minister Thamer Al-Ghadhban met on Tuesday with Nhat Ozdemir, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Turkish conglomerate Limak. The minister said he was keen to develop the energy sector through cooperation with international companies, noting the presence of promising opportunities in Iraq. Mr Ozdemir said his company wants to cooperate […]
Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani opened Zakho Tunnel in a ceremony attended by cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, the Republic of Turkey’s Consul General to the Kurdistan Region, and a number of KRG officials. In a speech during the ceremony, Prime Minister Barzani said: “Opening of this tunnel on this important international highway that links the […]
