By John Lee. Under the guidance of Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil, Mr. Hayan Abdul Ghani, Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC) has completed the trial operation of a gas power plant at the Al-Gharraf oil field in Dhi Qar province. This achievement aligns with the ministry's strategy to harness associated […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani inaugurated the National Data Center at the General Secretariat of the Cabinet, marking a significant stride in Iraq's digital evolution. Al-Sudani inspected the progress of the first phase of the center's development, which incorporates smart screens and models depicting stages of the National Cloud Facility installation. This […]
By John Lee. The German company Siemens has signed a contract for the long-term maintenance of the generation units at the Al-Rumaila gas plant in Basra province. Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziad Ali Fadel, welcomed the company's CEO and its technical team, and emphasized the need to prepare a work plan for maintenance projects, […]
The establishment of AAA Holding Group's new fertiliser plant in Basra has been one of the most significant investments in Iraq in recent years, helping to diversify the country's industry away from oil. With a major new expansion now underway, Iraq Business News interviewed the company's CEO, Amet Selman, about his vision for the business. […]
By John Lee. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has ssigned a loan agreement with Iraq to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to 203,060 million yen [$1.4 billion] for the Basrah Refinery Upgrading Project (V). This project will improve Iraq's capacity for producing oil products and the quality of such products by installing […]
From UNDP: Iraq's National Human Development Report: Strengthening the Social Contract in Iraq Over 120 of the Iraq's primary stakeholders and thought leaders came together during the country's 1st consultation session on the development of the National Human Development Report (NHDR). During the event, ways to strengthen the social contract between the country's leadership and […]
From the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Instability in Iraq Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, Iraq has undergone a long period of instability, with armed groups like the self-proclaimed Islamic State taking advantage of […]
By John Lee. Oman's SalamAir will soon start a service to Baghdad International Airport. Starting August 31st, it will operate three weekly flights from Muscat to Baghdad, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The company started operations in 2017, and operates a fleet of Airbus jets. (Source: SalamAir)
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 17th August 2023). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX Index Change RSISX Index Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) RSISX IQD Index 1,219.8 2.9% 34.0% RSISX USD Index 1,199.4 […]
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today reported that production from its flagship Tawke field in Kurdistan has been restarted following a four-month shut-in triggered by the closure of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline export route. Production was restarted last month to conduct well integrity tests and synchronize reservoir models but has continued in response […]
By John Lee. The Minister of Oil has announced that the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Northern Refinery in the "Samoud Complex" in Baiji, with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), will be completed by the end of 2024. He highlighted the government's attention and the direct involvement of the Prime Minister in […]
By John Lee. The Director of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, Eng. Farhan Al-Fartousi, has announced some key statistics for the new navigational canal project at Khor Abdullah and the Grand Faw basin: Up until the 10th of August, a total of 8,764,460 cubic meters of mud have been dredged. The ongoing projects include […]
