By Noam Raydan and James Jeffrey, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Oil from Northern Iraq Arrives in the United States After Pipeline Reopens s In addition to providing discounted crude of a quality […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Turkey have resumed negotiations on a new agreement for transporting crude oil through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP), following a meeting in Ankara. Talks were held between the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, led respectively by the Iraqi Deputy Minister for Extraction and […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has inaugurated the strategic Third Offshore Pipeline Project ('Sealine 3' Project), one of the most important initiatives aimed at strengthening Iraq's southern crude oil export system. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani said during the inauguration ceremony in Basra that the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has authorised the Ministry of Electricity to sign an addendum with China's SEPCOIII [Electric Power Construction Corporation] for the construction of a dry gas pipeline supplying the Anbar Combined-Cycle Power Plant. The project involves a 250-kilometre pipeline, with the new addendum covering the construction of the section from the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has confirmed that it is going ahead with the floating terminal project for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG), stressing its importance for securing electricity generation. The Ministry said that the Council of Ministers and the Ministerial Energy Council have approved implementation mechanisms, including inviting six companies to […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani has held talks in Baghdad with Syrian Minister of Energy Mohammad Bashir, focusing on cooperation in oil, gas, and energy. Discussions covered Iraq's plans to diversify crude oil export routes amid rising production, including rehabilitating or replacing the Iraq-Syria export pipeline, which was active in […]
By Dana Taib Menmy for The New Arab. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Is the revival of the Iraq-Lebanon oil link just a pipe dream? The proposal has been raised multiple times over the past few years in talks between successive […]
By John Lee. The State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) has completed a major horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operation to lay a 42-inch gas pipeline beneath the Tigris River in the Sayafiyah area, as part of the Mahmudiya-Bismayah project. The crossing spans 600 metres in length and reaches a depth of 22 metres, making it the […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi National Intelligence Service has led an official delegation to Damascus under the direction of Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani. The delegation, headed by Mr. Hamid Al-Shatri, President of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, is scheduled to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa' and other senior Syrian officials. The delegation includes […]
By John Lee. Iraq has signed a contract for the construction of its third offshore pipeline to enhance the stability and flexibility of crude oil exports from its southern ports. The project, which is being executed by a consortium of Italian company Micoperi and Turkish company Esta, is designed to handle 2.4 million barrels per […]
By John Lee. In line with the directives of Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani, Iraq's Oil Pipelines Company has announced the successful operation of a new fuel oil pipeline connecting Samawa Refinery to the Samawa Combined Cycle Power Plant. According to the company's Director General, Ali Abdul […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the award of Tender No. CSSP-ITT-06 from Basra Oil Company (BOC) to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co., Ltd. (CPPE). The project involves the construction of a seawater pipeline, as part of the Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP). The contract will be executed over 54 months, including […]
