Midland Refineries Co announces new tenders for purchasing the materials as stated below: * 23 items of Spare part for turbine type 353 T Req. No : 1165/2011 * 5 items of Burner soot blower , condenser and ejectors Req. No: 1202/2011 *12 items of Spare parts for extra action pump Req. No: 1194/2011 *18 […]
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New Tender Oil Company Microwave Link
The Oil Projects Company (SCOP) of Iraq's Ministry of Oil announces a tender for the supply and installation of a microwave link between Al-Najaf Depot and their communication center in Al-Najaf city. Tenders documents may be collected (by an authorized representative of the tenderer) at SCOP's headquarter in Baghdad against the payment, non-refundable, of 40.000 […]
Iraq and the new geopolitical calculus
By Tariq Abdell, Iraq’s political risk analyst, and Founder & CEO of Mesopotamia Insight. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In light of ongoing socio-political changes in MENA region, Iraq's massive protests, from Zakho to al-Faw, accentuate the political astuteness and […]
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Unlocking Iraq's potentials: strategy and constraints
By Tariq Abdell, Iraq's political risk analyst, and Founder & CEO of Mesopotamia Insight. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As Iraq-business news celebrates its one year anniversary, MENA region is witnessing a fundamental political upheavals and changes, costing Mubarak of […]
Corporate sustainability in post-conflict Iraq
By Tariq Abdell, Iraq’s political risk analyst, and Founder & CEO, Mesopotamia Insight The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq’s impending multi-billion dollar mega-reconstruction projects (housing, roads, hospitals, bridges, airports, schools, dams, etc...) and its colossal and untapped natural resources - […]
Oil Exports to Increase Again in Days
One of the first acts of Iraq's oil minister is to announce that oil exports from the northern, semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan will begin again shortly, according to Associated Press. Abdul Karim al-Luaibi said exports will resume "in the coming few days." Al-Luaibi is independent, but with links to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Daawa party. Just a […]
Iraq's new cabinet: economic recovery and the oil challenges
By Tariq Abdell, Founder & Chairman, Mesopotamia Insight. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The unanimous approval of the new Iraqi government by the Iraqi lawmakers, to be led by the incumbent premier al-Maliki, is long-awaited news - ending nine tumultuous months […]
History’s lesson for the dinar
I used to think that rapid increases in Iraqi oil production would practically guarantee a significant strengthening of the dinar over the next ten years. Surprisingly, however, history suggests that this is far from a foregone conclusion. While the Oil Ministry claims that Iraqi capacity will rise by 10 million barrels per day (mn bbl/d) […]
Iraq And The Security Of Energy Supplies For Europe
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. This article was first published by Middle East Economic Survey (MEES), and is reproduced here with permission. It is a summary of Mr Jiyad's presentation to the Politics and Economics of European Energy Security conference organized by the Institute for Energy, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, in Amsterdam on […]
Oil and the Question of Federalism in Iraq
According to a report from Chatham House, the 'oil question' in Iraq has traditionally been viewed almost exclusively through the prism of ethno-sectarianism. Disputes over the management and licensing of the hydrocarbon sector and over revenue distribution have been seen as a battle for power between Iraq's ethnic and sectarian communities, as if these were […]
The Biggest Increase in Oil Capacity in History
The balance of risk and reward for investing in Iraq's vast oil reserves is changing, according to a report by Turner Investments. The report, called Oil in Iraq: A Profitable Gamble? considers safety risk for oil company employees and their families, risks to operations from bombs and landmines, and political risks ranging from a line of […]
Global Companies Move Aggressively on Iraqi Oil
By Stan Harbison, Vice President of Research and Analysis at energy consultants EPRINC. The current efforts to dramatically increase Iraq’s oil production are huge in scale and revolutionary in forming a working partnership between Iraq’s own oil industry and the world’s largest oil companies. But more important at the present is the fact that they […]