Iraq's Minister for Reconstruction and Housing, Mohammed Daraji, said a new large hospital will be constructed in Maysan [Missan] province. Daraji told AKnews that the 260-bed project has been allocated 35 billion Iraqi dinars (IDQ) [$30m] from the ministry's budget. The three-floor maternity and emergency hospital will be constructed during 2011 over an area of […]
Tag Archives | Maysan
The latest news on Mysan / Missan, Iraq – petroleum, gas, oil & oilfields, and more -brought to you by Iraq Business News
Security Review of Iraq 2010
Trends in 2010 demonstrated that violence is still a concern in Iraq. With opportunities for investment arising in 2011 the outlook for the country is fast improving, but companies looking to take part in Iraq’s economic redevelopment will have to take security into consideration if they are to succeed. Weekly Violence The above chart shows the […]
Tags: 2010, 2011, AKE, Baghdad, Basra News, Casualties, elections, Kirkuk, Maysan, Mosul, Muthanna, Ninawa, Security, Ta'mim, US, US military, Violence
Weekly Security Update for 5th January 2011
Overview Last week saw a rise in the number of attacks taking place in Iraq. Militant activity was concentrated in the centre of the country and in the northern city of Mosul. There were at least three suicide bombings in Anbar and Ninawa provinces while a Kurdish civilian was reportedly kidnapped in Kirkuk. As warned […]
Tags: Anbar, Assassination, Baghdad, fallujah, Firearms, K&R, Kidnap, Kirkuk, Maysan, Mosul, Najaf, Police, Ransom, Salah ad Din, Security, Transportation, US
Maysan Finalises 201 Projects Worth $77m
A total 201 projects costing 90 billion Iraqi dinars (IQD) [$77m] were finalized in Missan within the Provincial Development Budget (PDB) for the year 2010, according to the deputy governor on Saturday. “There were 61 municipal projects, 29 water projects, 24 for sanitary sewage, seven for electricity, four for communications, three for each of reconstruction, […]
$42m Earmarked for Maysan Marshes
The Maysan [Missan] Provincial Council allocated more than $42 million [49 billion Iraqi dinars] for the development of the province’s marshlands for 2011, a local official said on Thursday. “The ministry of state for the marshes’ affairs have allocated the sum of 49.900 billion dinars to set up service projects in the eastern and western […]
Halfaya to Produce Enough Gas to Supply Power Station
The development of Halfaya oilfield in southern Iraq’s Maysan province shall insure enough gas for Kahla’a power station, according to the Director-General of Missan Oil Company, who said that the gas produced from the oil field would exceed 60 million cubic feet. “The development of the Halfaya field shall secure the needs of the Kahlaa […]
Tags: CNPC, Electricity In Iraq, HaLFAYA, Kahlaa, Maysan, Missan, Missan Oil Company, Petronas, Total
170 Projects Worth $73m in Missan in 2010
A total of 170 projects have been implemented in Maysan [Missan] at a cost of 85 billion dinars [$73m] during 2010, according to a director of the financial department of the Maysan Council. “Missan has implemented 170 projects in the public sector, health and education sectors at a cost of 85.520 billion dinars,” Abd Ali […]
New Fiber-Optic Broadband for Amara
The Maysan Communications Department has embarked on a project to set up a fiber-optic communications network in the city of al-Amara, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. “Engineers and technicians in the department started works on a project to build a high-quality fiber-optic communications network,” Ali Mahmoud, head of the department, told the agency. […]
First Stage of Karbala Hospital Completed
The Chairman of future projects coordination in Karbala province, Hani al-Yasari, has confirmed that the Turkish Universal Acarsan Co. has completed the first stage of the modern hospital project in al-Herr district the province. He told NMC that the seven-floor hospital, to be built over 65 acres in 33 months, includes 492 beds initially, expanding […]
Tags: Acarsan, Ajarsan, Basra News, Hilla, hospitals, Japan, Karbala, Kerbala, Maysan, Missan, Nasiriya, Nassiriya, Nassiriyah, Turkey
Iraq Plans to Spend $9bn on 4 Refineries
Iraq plans to build four new refineries with an announcement expected in 2011, the country's deputy Oil Minister Motassam Akram Hassan said on Sunday, adding that the bidding round could be conducted for all four refineries at once. Reuters reports that total expenditure on the four plants is expected to be at least $9 billion. […]
250 Generators to Improve Electricity in Missan
Aswat al-Iraq reports that 250 generators have arrived in Maysan [Missan] to improve the power network in the province. “Fifty generators arrived in Missan on Friday (Oct. 15) as part of the Iraqi government’s $100-million grant to the province,” Hussein Aziz, media spokesman for the Missan electricity department, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The province […]
Weatherford CEO Sees More Oil Services Mergers
Reuters reports that the Chief Executive of Weathford International, one of the largest suppliers of goods and services to oil companies, said the oil services industry needed more consolidation. Weatherford is currently operating in Iraq's al-Bazerkan oilfield in Amara. "We need to get larger," said Bernard Duroc-Danner, citing the fact that oil services companies face […]