By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Pipeline Company announced the completion of rehabilitation works on the 12-kilometer petroleum products pipeline from Baiji to Kirkuk. The General Manager, Ali Abdul Kareem Al-Mousawi, stated that the company's technical and engineering teams successfully rehabilitated the pipeline after it ceased operations in 2014 due to terrorist activities in the region […]
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Gas Pipeline to Kirkuk Power Station Completed
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Pipeline Company has successfully completed a project to extend a dry gas pipeline (16 inches in diameter) that supplies the Kirkuk Gas Power Station from the Khor Mor fields. The pipeline, with a length of 1,050 meters, was constructed in two phases and is expected to transport an additional 100 […]
Iraqi Cabinet Allocates Funds for Key Oil Infrastructure Projects
By John Lee. In its 39th regular session, chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the Iraqi Cabinet made important decisions concerning the oil sector and infrastructure development for exports: The Ministry of Finance will allocate the total cost of IQD 1,265,444,000,000 [$967 million] for the construction of offshore pipelines (4 and 5) and a […]
Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline "Nearly Ready"; Turkey to Appeal to ICC
By John Lee. The Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which is also the main route for oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan, will reportedly soon be ready to resume operations. Various media sources quote the Turkish Energy Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar (pictured), as saying that earthquake-damage assessments are nearing completion. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) closed the day […]
New GRP Pipe Production Facility in Basra
By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister, Mr. Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani, officially opened a Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe manufacturing plant in Basra during his visit to the province recently. The Prime Minister emphasized that the Al-Narges [Narjis] Pipe Factory, with its modern machinery, inspection equipment, raw materials, and associated technologies, is the first of its […]
Obstacles to Rehabilitation of Kirkuk-Baniyas Oil Pipeline?
By Muhammed Fansa for Enab Baladi. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sanctions and rehabilitation costs impede operation of the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline After the first visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, to Syria, and his meeting with the […]
Iraq to revive Oil Pipeline through Syria?
By John Lee. An Iraqi government spokesman has said that Iraq is considering reviving plans to use an oil export pipeline through Syria. Following Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani's visit to the country last month, Basem Al-Awadi told the state-owned Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Iraq is ready to discuss with Syria the development of […]
Iraq approves Third Offshore Oil Pipeline for $416.9m
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved the recommendation of the Energy Ministerial Council for the construction of a third offshore oil export pipeline, sometimes referred to as "Sealine 3" or "SL-3". The 48-inch pipeline will have a capacity of 2 million barrels per day (bpd), and is planned to be completed in 400 […]
Iraqi Govt allocates $417m to build New Oil Export Facility
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has reportedly allocated approximately $417 million to build a third offshore oil export pipeline. State-owned Basra Oil Company (BOC) is said to have signed a ontract with the Dutch company Royal Boskalis, to build the two-million-bpd facility. (Sources: INA, Reuters, Kurdistan24)
Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline "Postponed"
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has reportedly postponed the launch of the Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline (BAOP) project due to "threats from Iran-backed Shia militias" in Iraq. Assorted players in the area object to the idea that the oil may be used by Israel. According to The New Arab, other concerns include […]
Basrah-Aqaba Oil Pipeline 'will never be': Iraq Militia
By Bachar Halabi for Argus Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Basrah-Aqaba oil pipeline 'will never be': Iraq militia Iraqi aspirations to move ahead with a long-planned crude pipeline from Basrah to Aqaba in Jordan have been dealt a major blow […]
Work Begins on Akkas Gas Pipeline
By John Lee. Work has begun on the project to extend the gas pipeline from the Akkas gas field to the Akkas power station, in the Qaim district of Anbar Governorate. The General Manager of the State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), Shaker Mahmoud Khalaf, said the pipeline (pictured) will be 35 kilometers in length. […]