By John Lee. Russian oil firm Lukoil has signed an agreement extending its contract at Iraq's West Qurna 2 oilfield by 10 years, taking it to 2045. Full statement from Lukoil: The representatives of PJSC LUKOIL and Basra Oil Company signed a Supplementary Agreement to the contract on the development and production of oil at […]
By John Lee. During his official visit to the Russian Federation, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, met with Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of Gazprom Neft's Board of Directors, along with other company officials. The Russian Ambassador to Iraq, Elbrus Kutrashev, also attended the meeting. The discussions primarily revolved around bilateral […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, as part of his official visit to the country. According to a statement from the Media Office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, the meeting included discussion of the development […]
By John Lee. Dr. Qahtan Taha Khalf, the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Moscow, met with Alexey Repik, the President of Business Russia, on Tuesday. Business Russia describes itself as "an All-Russia Public Organization which represents the interests of private non-resource businesses - local industry leaders." During the meeting, they discussed ways to […]
By Amnesty International. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: Release Kidnapped Scholar The Iraqi government should take steps to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a US-based scholar who was kidnapped in Iraq on March 21, 2023, four organizations including Amnesty International […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Real Reason Russia Is Ramping Up Oil Production In Iraq With the future of independent oil supplies from the KRI looking highly precarious, Russia is moving firmly into the last […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Unwilling To Resume Crude Exports From Kurdistan To Turkey It is easy to lose sight of the wood for the trees sometimes in the complex world of global oil. […]
By John Lee. Mr. Hayan Abdul Ghani, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister of Oil, welcomed Mr. Ivan Romanovski, Lukoil's Vice President for the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East, along with the accompanying delegation, including Mr. Alexey Yakovlev, General Manager of Lukoil Middle East Limited, and the company's Baghdad office director. During the […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visited Syria on Sunday, meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. In the first such visit by an Iraqi prime minister in at least 12 years, Sudani said his aim was to, "discuss cooperation in all fields, and to strengthen the relationship, which we believe […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Three New China-Russia-Iran and Iraq Agreements Confirm The New Oil Market Order The last week or so has seen a flurry of major cooperation agreements - including in energy, security, […]
By John Lee. A delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Transport has travelled to Russia for discussions on cooperation in the transport sector. The Director of Iraq's General Company for Land Transport, Mortada Karim Al-Shahmani, discussed cooperation in land transportation of people and goods between Iraq and Russia. The meeting resulted in finalising a cooperation […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Company for Glass and Refractories has signed a partnership contract with what the Ministry of Industry describes as the "Federation of Russian Companies". The partnership aims to establish and rehabilitate seven glass and ceramic factories in Anbar governorate: A sanitary ware and ceramics production plant with a capacity of 15 […]
