Thread: Archive News - Iraqi Dinar Think Tank - 22/06/2010 - 04/10/2010

Iraqi Government : Progress in the issue of joint oil fields with Kuwait

The Iraqi government ended its mandate, Saturday, they made common fields in a file with Kuwait.

He said Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh news agency Kurdistan (Akaniwz) The "Iraqi government represented by Ministry of Oil made a positive way towards solving the common fields with Kuwait, especially after some people wanted to use this file for political purposes."

"The government is seeking to open all files with the Kuwaiti side and resolved through means of dialogue and understandings based on the depth of social and political relations and economic ties between two countries."

And announced that the Iraqi Oil Ministry said last week it was close to signing an important agreement with the Kuwaiti Ministry of Oil to resolve the crisis joint oil fields.

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil of the Iraqi Drilling Company has announced completion of drilling 35 oil wells since the beginning of this year in partnership with international companies in different parts of the country.

Al-Dabbagh said, "We believe that the current government will be resolved once and for all the problems of joint oil fields before handing its functions," expressing confidence in understanding the Kuwaiti side of this issue.

Iraq held two rounds of last year licenses to invest in oil fields resulted in the victory of several international companies from ten different nationalities to develop fields in different regions of the country, where Iraq has been trying to access the oil produce it within the next six years to between 10 and 12 million barrels per day.

The oil exports exceeded earlier this year to two million barrels per day, for the first time since the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the imposition of international sanctions on the former Iraqi regime.

http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/179231/

Iraqi Finance : U.S. withdrawal will affect foreign businesses to invest in the country

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance on Saturday, that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and end its duties combat will negatively impact on economic activity and trade of Iraq with other countries, and weaken the appetite of corporations on the country.

After more than seven years of combat operations by coalition forces led by the United States on Iraq, President Barack Obama from the end of combat missions the U.S. military in Iraq and the partial withdrawal of troops stationed in it.

Dr Fadel Prophet told Kurdistan News (Akaniwz) announced today that "the withdrawal of U.S. troops is a great asset to the Iraqis, the government should devote all its resources in order to stabilize security in the country, in order to encourage foreign companies to turn to invest in Iraq."

He reported that Iraq in the event enjoying full sovereignty over their country, it will get rid of the pain of Chapter VII of the UN resolution, which would facilitate the issue of the release of his money deposited in foreign banks.

"The U.S. withdrawal may have negative impacts occur in the development of the Iraqi economy, it can within one year to reactivate the country's economy, by ensuring an appropriate atmosphere for the arrival of foreign companies investing in Iraq."

He pointed out that "if the provision of opportunities for the companies, the investment capital which will increase, and especially the Arab capital."

For its part, says expert in the economic sphere Charmaine known for (Akaniwz) that "the development of a country's economy indicator of the stability of his status, and the withdrawal of U.S. forces would occur the effects of a breakdown and a declining economy and trade in Iraq, but with the formation of the government anticipated, it should be By and through its executing agencies to put an active program to encourage companies that wish to invest in the foot in the country."

She is known, saying that "any country, enjoy the security climate is stable, turnout increased from thermoplastic investment companies," noting that "companies do not go all to Iraq that did not guarantee them a safe environment, above all must be aware that the security situation occurs a direct impact Decline in the economic reality and investment."

http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/179209/

Gulf Keystone Starts Drilling at Shaikan-3

Gulf Keystone (LSE: GKP), the Kurdistan-focused oil explorer widely rumoured to be a takeover target, has announced the commencement of drilling operations on its Shaikan-3 appraisal well, effective September 2, 2010.

This is a shallow appraisal well, very close to the Shaikan-1 well, the site of last year’s discovery of the giant Shaikan oil field. The Company has a 75 percent working interest in the Block.

The Shaikan-3 well will be drilled to 1,100 meters (depending on well results) and is designed to evaluate and test the Cretaceous age intervals for producible oil volumes. Much of the Cretaceous interval in Shaikan-1 could not be completely logged, tested or evaluated due to lost circulation and other drilling difficulties. A large percentage of the interval is saturated with various hydrocarbons such as tar and heavy oil.

The purpose of the Shaikan-3 well is to further evaluate these hydrocarbon volumes and determine if they are capable of commercial production. The total pore volume of the Cretaceous age interval is very large and, if the drilling and testing are successful, the presence of readily producible hydrocarbons could add significantly to the 1.9 (P90) to 7.4 (P10) billion barrels of oil in place already discovered in the deeper Jurassic and Triassic formations. Drilling and testing is expected to take two months.

http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/201...-at-shaikan-3/

Kurdistan Gas Dispute – German Govt Staying Clear

The German government has refused to be drawn into the row over RWE’s new gas agreement with the Kustdistan Regional Government.

The Iraqi oil ministry has said the agreement is illegal because the country’s oil and gas are federal resources to be administered centrally.

Asked about the dispute, a spokesman for the German economy ministry said: “RWE is a consortium member of the Nabucco project, which is of central importance for the diversification of European gas supply. RWE is responsible for its own business decisions.”

Germany and RWE hope the project can go forward but are reportedly taking a cautious line.

“It is not up to the German government to judge the legality of the aforementioned contract,” Stefan Bredohl told a regular government news conference in Berlin.

In a statement, RWE said, “we are very much aware that we have to speak with all relevant authorities in Iraq, and are taking steps now to prepare for the dialogue with the government in Baghdad”.

http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/201...staying-clear/

Baghdad Ups Stakes in Kurdistan Gas Row

Baghdad has increased the stakes in the row that has flared up over the new German/Kurdish gas contract.

Last week we reported on the dispute relating to KRG’s agreement with German energy giant RWE.

Now AKnews reports that the Iraqi oil ministry said last week that it will cut Kurdistan’s fuel share in half as a punitive measure.

A senior energy official in Kurdistan says the Iraqi government has not yet enforced that decision, and there are no shortages in the region. There are reports that fuel prices have risen.

Speaking to AKnews, Nouraddin Hamid, Erbil’s general director of fuel distribution said gas keeps coming to Kurdistan from refineries under Iraqi government’s control without any problems.

“If the decision is put into practice, the KRG will identify a plan to prevent fuel crisis,” Hamid said.

“We believe that a fuel crisis is unlikely to emerge in the Kurdistan Region because the KRG is doing its best to prevent it,” he added.

Kurdistan mostly depends on refineries run by the Iraqi government for its fuel, most notably Beji [Baiji] oil refinery in northern Iraq.

Last month, Kurdistan’s energy and natural resources minister said a large refinery near Erbil will be opened soon. The new refinery is expected to provide a large part of Kurdistan’s fuel needs.

Meanwhile the German government has refused to get involved in the dispute.

http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/201...istan-gas-row/

Petronas : the introduction of 60 engineers from the city of Nasiriyah in a training program in Malaysia continue for more than a year

Decided to Malaysian oil company Petronas, 60 engineers for a set of different specialties to work at the site of the company's investment in the field of oil Gharraf in Dhi Qar.

The director of human resources in the company - Youssef Zein News Network Nasiriyah that the company will choose 60 out of 180 advanced after the test for them to work with the company in the field of Gharraf oil.

He said the first phase will be the selection of candidates of 60, and then trained for one year and three months in Malaysia before they start work in 2011 to be key operators in the system of production in the field Gharraf.

He pointed out that the company will choose 60 candidates each year, according to a special program, and will be trained in positions of Petronas in Malaysia.

He pointed out that the candidates who applied through the Southern Oil Company are among the engineering disciplines such as mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, and production of oil.

http://www.nasiriyah.org/nar/ifm.php?recordID=13737

Parliament will see the meeting of the National Coalition on Iraq today

Since the initiative taken by the Vice-President of the Republic and the National Coalition candidate for prime minister, Dr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi.

And the Dome of the Iraqi parliament is witnessing a flood of some members of the new parliament welcomed the initiative by Abdul-Mahdi, so the number of community under this roof Maetjaoz twenty deputies from different blocs winner.

Abdel -Mahdi took the initiative this time of another nature, a stimulus block the National Coalition to hold a meeting in the hall of the Iraqi parliament and discuss the mechanics of choosing between the candidates of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the National Alliance for the rule of law and Abdul-Mahdi, from the coalition.

The insistence of the National Coalition to hold a meeting in the parliament is a clear message that all blocks need to resume winning open meeting and resolve the options in front of the people and the building under the legislative authority is not behind the scenes as seen by some politicians.

The source, who said (to the citizen News) said the move was agreed late yesterday during a meeting that was held in the office of Dr. Chalabi reflects the desire of the coalition on activating role of Deputies and the involvement of all members in decision-making as representatives of the people and not restrict them to a group of individuals contributing to accelerate the establishment of Government and the most efficient choice among the candidates.

http://www.almowatennews.com/news_view_8450.html

150 firms in Basra Construction International Fair

More than 150 local and foreign firms will participate in the Basra Construction International Fair that will take place by the end of this month.

“Most of the participating firms are either foreign or Arab,” a local source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Monday.

He explained that the fair will start on Sept. 24 and end on the 27th, 2010.

“There will be another fair devoted for the oil sector by the end of this year,” he added.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=136572

Opening of the Iranian bank in Basra next week

Basra governorate is witnessing the next week the opening of Iranian national bank branch in the city ..

A source in the Office of the province, told the independent press (Iba), the preparations for the opening of a branch of Bank Melli Iran Tech in Basra have been completed and is facing local government and the Iranian consulate to open the project early next week.

The source quoted the governor of Basra Cltag Abboud as saying during a meeting with bank manager Iranian Abbas Ali Asadi said the opening of a branch of the bank in the province represents a new beginning in the financial sector and banking in the city of Basra, which has specificity for the cities of Iraq, pointing out that the local government stands ready to provide any Help to anyone trying to support the economic and financial in Basra and we will seek to overcome the penalties they might face.

For his part, noted the Deputy Director of the Bank Melli Iran-tech branch of Basra, Abdul-Qader Yassin, Hamud said that next week will witness the opening of a branch bank in the city of Basra, which will work in various areas of the banking sector, which was approved by the federal government.

He noted that the Bank Melli Tech has 17 overseas branch of Iran, which seeks to open the door of the bank's relations with Iraq in general and Basra in particular, and had opened its first branch in Baghdad in 2007.

http://www.ipairaq.com/index.php?nam...onomy&id=29914

Interior announces near its contract with British companies to build a security to track the car bombs

The Directorate of Combat Explosives of the Ministry of the Interior, the national airliner, on the near contract with the British companies to build a modern electronic security, to track the car bombs, while confirming the absence of an alternative to explosive detectors currently used at checkpoints.

The Director of the Directorate against explosives of the Ministry of the Interior Jihad Jabri said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", that "a large delegation will leave for the next few days, to the UK, to negotiate with five British companies and contracted, on the establishment of a modern electronic, to track the car bombs", noting that "This project is sponsored by the Ministry of Interior and approved by the Cabinet."

Sheikh Al "This project is a modern and very sophisticated, depending on Ndham the (gbs) GPS satellites, and is the operations room or central control, through which to monitor the movement of vehicles," adding that "this project will give the security services, information on the whereabouts borne improvised explosive device Cars as well, which will provide for the security institutions contribute to intelligence information on the arrest of terrorist gangs that operate with car bombings."

He pointed out that Gabri "in accordance with governmental regulations, which prohibits contracting with one company, will be selected and approached five British companies among the companies specialized in this subject within the UK."

The Gabri that "all security institutions currently looking for a hardware alternative to devices currently used in the detection of explosives, used at checkpoints, has not been found so far for a replacement for it," pointing out that "the National Security Council issued a decision to keep the explosives detectors currently used Working to find alternative."

The Inspector-General of the Ministry of Interior Aqeel Turayhi said in an interview with "Alsumaria TV", last January, the existence of corruption in deals to buy equipment to detect explosives, and that he had filed a report to the Minister of Interior and the Public Integrity refers to the suspicions that have marred the process of Buying the equipment, efficiency and value of contracts concluded, pointing to the involvement of senior officials in the ministry in those transactions.

Gabri continued that "checkpoints must be integrated, and contains the sonar devices and guard dogs, and mirrors as well as explosive detectors, something it has been working on the Directorate against explosives."

http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/2/10...-details-.html