By John Lee. In a meeting on Wednesday, Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziad Ali Fadel, met with the CEO of "Hitachi Linxon International" (sic) and accompanying delegation to discuss the synchronization of various projects completed by the Ministry in multiple provinces through their collaborative partnership. Minister Fadel emphasized the importance of collaborations and agreements […]
By John Lee. Linxon has won an order of around $80 million to the Ministry of Electricity in Iraq for delivery of four turnkey 132/33 kV GIS substations. The contract forms part of the Electricity Sector Reconstruction Project (Phase 2) financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The delivery includes all needed equipment (High Voltage […]
By John Lee. Linxon Sweden AB has signed a contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to build 132-KV power transmission stations in Baghdad, Kut and Diwaniya. The contract was signed in Stockholm in the presence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Stockholm, Mr. Ahmed Al-Kamali. Linxon is a joint venture company […]
Iraq's Oil Ministry has approved a preliminary agreement with Vancouver-based Pacific Future Energy to build a refinery in Nassiriya. Pacific is likely to work on the project in tandem with SNC-Lavalin, a Montreal-based engineering and construction firm that has a partnership with Pacific dating back to 2015, and longstanding ties in Iraq. More details here […]
Canadian-based SNC-Lavalin (TSX:SNC) has announce that it has been awarded a framework agreement for project support services with LUKOIL Mid-East for the West Qurna phase 2 oil field in Iraq. Christian Brown (pictured), President, Oil & Gas, SNC-Lavalin, said: “We continue to build on our long-term relationship with LUKOIL and to help them realize their […]
Canada's SNC-Lavalin has announced the award of a contract to Kentz, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, by ExxonMobil, for a new oil processing facility to increase production at its West Qurna 1 oil field in Iraq. Kentz, with its regional partner, is providing the front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, […]
By John Lee. SNC-Lavalin has announced that Kentz Corporation, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has signed a Project Management Contractor Agreement in Iraq with one of the world's leading blue-chip International Oil Companies (IOC) for a three-year term with a potential value of up to approximately US$97 million (113 billion Iraqi dinars). The contract […]
By John Lee. Canada's SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Iraq Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) to provide engineering services for the Iraq Export Pipeline Project. Working closely with SCOP, SNC-Lavalin will provide front-end engineering design (FEED); long-lead items tendering and evaluation; and engineering, procurement […]
By John Lee. Forty companies are reported to be bidding for contracts to build and finance the new pipeline from Haditha to Jordan’s Red Sea port of Aqaba (pictured). Nateq Balasem Khalaf, deputy director general of the state State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), told Bloomberg that Citibank is among the bidders, adding that other […]
At a roadshow in London today, Iraq sought investors for two new oil pipelines: A 2.25-million bpd line from Basra to the pumping station at Haditha, to be built on an EPC (engineer, procure and construct) contract; and, A 750,000- to 1-million bpd line from Haditha to the port of Aqaba in Jordan, on a […]
Iraq's cabinet announced that it had approved a $998 million oilfield service contract on Tuesday with a South Korean company for the West Qurna 2 oilfield, according to Reuters. While the memo did not name the company, Samsung Engineering was the only South Korean company on the final shortlist. Iraq and its partners, Russia's Lukoil […]
Reuters reports that Iraq and its partners, Russia's LUKoil and Norway's Statoil, have shortlisted five companies to compete for the West Qurna Phase Two oilfield development contract. An Iraqi oil official who asked not to be identified said on Tuesday that the oil service companies selected are Saipem , SNC Lavalin Group Inc , Punj […]
