Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq to Invest $3bn in Basra Gas Company

Iraq’s Oil Minister, Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, has said that Iraq will invest $3 billion in the Basra Gas Company (BGC) over the next five years, as it pushes ahead with plans to increase gas production. The money will fund projects intended to increase BGC’s gas production capacity from 1,000 to …

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Iran to Pay for Vaccine with Funds Held in Iraq

Iran will use its financial resources blocked in Iraq for the purchase of coronavirus vaccines from Russia, Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said. In comments after a meeting with Iraq’s Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush, held in Tehran on Sunday, Ardekanian said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered that the money …

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Iraq Hopes to Increase Gas Imports from Iran

Iraqi Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush expressed hope that his country could reach an agreement in upcoming negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran to increase gas imports. He announced that a delegation from the Iraqi Electricity Ministry will travel to Tehran next week to hold talks with Iranian officials …

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Iraq Aims to Finalize Exxon Oil Sale by June

Iraq aims to finalize the sale of Exxon’s stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field by the end of June even after rival U.S. supermajor Chevron Corp. rejected overtures to buy the position. Basra Oil Co., the state-run company overseeing crude production in the region, may open talks with more …

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