By John Lee. The Raparin Regional Development Agency (RRDA) was officially launched on Sunday in Ranya [Rania], Sulaymaniyah. The opening ceremony was attended by Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, UK Consul General Andrew Bizley, and consuls from France and Armenia, alongside domestic and international guests. Talabani said a primary objective of the agency […]
By John Lee. Kirkuk Governor Ribwar Taha Mustafa has signed a contract for the construction of the Kirkuk Refinery, which has a planned production capacity of 70,000 barrels per day (bpd). The refinery will be built by Sulaymania-based Rania Group, and will reportedly cost around $2 billion. During the signing ceremony, attended by Kirkuk Provincial […]
By John Lee. Saudi Arabia-based Jazeera Paints has opened its sixth showroom in Iraq. The new showroom is in Ranya [Rania], in the Northeast of the Kurdistan Region, which has seen significant economic and industrial development in recent years. It is close to other towns such as Qaladze, Dukan, Chwar Qwrna, Sangasar, and Hajiawa, and […]
By John Lee. On September 3, 2021, China's CITIC Construction successfully signed the EPC general contract for the Kirkuk oil refinery in Iraq. Chen Xiaojia, Chairman of CITIC Construction, and Jalal Haji Ahmed, Chairman of Iraq's Rania International [Ranya], signed the contract in Beijing and Dubai respectively via video link. The Kirkuk refinery can process […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Ministry has announced that it has signed an agreement to build a 70,000-bpd oil refinery near Kirkuk. The statement said the refinery would be built by "Rania international company", which Reuters refers to as Ranya International, which it says is based in Iraqi Kurdistan. The plant will produce high octane […]
