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2 weeks ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Products Distribution Company has launched a new mobile application called "Qanini" to simplify and accelerate access to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at the official price of IQD 6,000. The company's Director General, Hussein Talib, stated that the app represents a digital transformation aligned with the government programme and the Ministry's strategy to modernise the energy sector through technology.
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3 weeks ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | John Lee |Iraq Oil
By John Lee. The London School of Economics (LSE)'s Middle East Centre has hosted a talk by Ahmed Tabaqchali, exploring the economic and financial interactions of the Iraqi economy with the outside world, particularly the use of the dollar in relation to Iran and the US.
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3 weeks ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
By on in Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Oil & Gas News By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Eng. Ziyad Ali Fadel, has addressed key energy issues in interviews with Al Arabiya and Al Hadath, outlining government efforts to secure power supply and mitigate potential summer shortages. Key points include:The halt of exemptions has affected 800 MW of electricity imports from Iran, impacting Diyala, Maysan, and Basra.
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4 weeks ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American University on Monday to enhance cooperation in training and education. According to Bassem Mohammed Khudair, Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs, the agreement will support the Ministry's strategy for developing technical, engineering, and administrative personnel to ensure optimal management of the oil sector.
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1 month ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
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 42 months for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and 12 months for operation, maintenance, and training. (Source: PMO)
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1 month ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | John Lee |Iraq Oil
By on in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Education and Training News, Iraq Oil & Gas News By John Lee. The first Iraqi cohort to complete the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board's International Health and Safety Passport (IHSP) have been presented with their certificates. The 15 learners completed the IHSP Foundation course as part of a five-month pilot construction training programme at Basra Technical Training Centre (BTTC), developed by Wood Al Majal in North Rumaila.
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1 month ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
By on in Construction & Engineering In Iraq, Iraq Oil & Gas News By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the awarding of the Third Offshore Pipeline Completion Project tender to an Italian-Turkish consortium. Italy's Micoperi and Turkiye's ESTA Construction will be given 757 days to complete the project.
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1 month ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has endorsed the Joint Management Committee's decision on Artawi [Ratawi] oil field, awarding the contract for crude gas pipelines to China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering (CPP), with part of the work assigned to the State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP). The pipelines will run from the Majnoon, West Qurna-2, and Artawi fields to the Gas Processing Plant (GPP).
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1 month ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | Iraq Oil |John Lee
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, to discuss energy cooperation and economic ties. Al-Sudani reiterated Iraq's commitment to collaboration with Turkish companies, particularly in the energy sector, including cross-border electricity interconnection and cooperation on the Strategic Development Road Project.
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1 month ago | 
iraq-businessnews.com | John Lee |Iraq Oil
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Pipelines Company has held discussions with the General Company for Iraqi Ports to enhance cooperation in developing the Ministry of Oil's berths. The meeting in Basra was led by Ali Abdul Karim Al-Moussawi, Director General of the Pipeline Company, and Dr. Farhan Al-Fartousi, Director General of the Ports Authority. The talks focused on improving loading capacity and efficiency at Khor Al-Zubair Port, specifically the rehabilitation of berths 2, 3, and 4.
