The Managing Director of Romania's Rompetrol has said that the company is interested in exploring in Iraq. Gavit Kurkimov (pictured) said: "We have just visited Iraq. The main purpose of our visit was to gather information on the possibilities of drilling there ... we do not carry out any activities in Iraq, but have opened […]
Kurdistan’s chambers of commerce held the first Romanian-Kurdish economic forum in Erbil this week, hosting many Romanian and Kurdish companies. The Romanian businesses were part of a trade delegation that, accompanied by Romania’s Ambassador to Iraq, Jacob Prada, is visiting all three governorates of the Kurdistan Region this week. Dara Jalil Khayat, the Chairman of […]
Romanian company Syscom 18 has won two orders, totalling EUR 3 million, to provide metering skids for petroleum products in Iraq and Bahrain. The products are to be delivered by the end of this spring. Irak and Bahrain chose the Romanian company instead of companies from India and Pakistan, which are the main suppliers for liquids […]
Reuters reports that Iraq has approved six more energy companies to participate in its 4th energy auction, raising the number of pre-qualified bidders to 46. "We have six companies that were not qualified first, but after reviewing their information, we asked them to submit further documents to support their position. We have decided to qualify […]
An official from the Kurdistan Exporters and Importers Union said on Tuesday that three Romanian companies will open offices in the Kurdistan Region next week. The offices will be their only representation across Iraq and the Middle East. Bakhtyar Ahmed, the media secretary for the union, told AKnews the offices will be opened in Sulaimaniya […]
A Romanian company has received initial approvals to implement a residential project in Basra, according to an official from the Basra Investment Commission (BIC). “The BIC granted its initial approval to a Romanian company to carry out a residential project, which will include 6200 units in al-Kazieza region, northern Basra,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq […]
Romanian natural gas producer Romgaz is interested in petroleum resources in the autonomous region of Kurdistan, in northern Iraq. But according to the report from Financiarul, the Romanian news agency, any investment will depend to a great extent on the “very delicate” political situation in this region, deputy general manager Francisc Toth (pictured) said in […]
Karbala's Investment Commission signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday with eight Romanian companies to implement a number of housing, agricultural and industrial projects in the province. “The projects includes the construction of 1,000 building units over an area of 10 hectares [40 donums] equipped with all facilities as well as the building of […]
The Romanian government has offered the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education 10 graduate scholarships. “There are three scholarships to earn a masters degree, and seven to earn the doctorate grade,” the Ministry said in a release on Sunday received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It explained that the scholarships embrace the fields of biotechnology, medical […]
