By Christine van den Toorn. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. One of the most peaceful towns in Iraq, near ...
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Reuters reported that LUKoil had decided not to join the development of Iraq's West Qurna-1 oil field,citing high risks,paving the way for Chinese companies to enter the project. LUKoil oversees the largest share of oil reserves in ...
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An article from Seeking Alpha speculates that Iraq could provide solid opportunities to oil field services firms like Baker Hughes, but points out that there are significant risks and issues that need to be addressed before international ...
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An oil field off the Nigerian coast with substantial reserves and potential risks has become the latest foreign prize scooped up as part of China Petrochemical Corp.'s African expansion campaign. The state owned oil gorilla better known ...
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A JV between United Pipeline Systems Inc and Special Technical Services of Oman has secured USD 21 million worth of contracts for projects across the MENA region. A Kuwaiti contract will see the pair supply and install a proprietary ...
Trade Arabia reported that Dubai's ship building unit Drydocks World has won a multi million contract from leading oil exploration and production company Premier Oil to build a subsea facility for Solan oil field located on the UK ...
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Baker Hughes Inc said its international rig count for November rose 0.6% from the prior month and 6.9% from a year ago to 1,267. The international offshore rig count for November was 300, versus 306 the prior month and 302 in the year ago ...
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Gulf News reported that Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has signed an agreement to acquire 53.2% interest in the Atrush block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq from General Exploration Partners Inc, an affiliate of Aspect Holdings, LLC for ...
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An article from Seeking Alpha speculates that Iraq could provide solid opportunities to oil field services firms like Baker Hughes,but points out that there are significant risks and issues that need to be addressed before international ...
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(i) GDP Data In 2005, GDP of Tianjin reached 369.762 billion yuan, with per capita GDP of US$ 4,322. The proportions of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries were 3 percent, 55 percent and 42 percent respectively. Growth of GDP ...
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Speech by the Governor Liaoning is an important interface-link between the Chinese Northeastern Economic Zone and Bohai Economic Rim. It is located at the south of the Northeastern region of China; it faces the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in ...
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The UK expects its tax revenues from the oil and gas industry to slip by more than a third in the current tax year as declining North Sea production levels, lower than expected oil prices and upstream tax breaks crimp its receipts, the UK's ...
After a research trip to an oil field in east Iraq, Ruba Husari, a British citizen of Palestinian descent, took a detour to visit a site she had wanted to see for some time. When she arrived it was barren, but the spot marked the exact ...
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Drydocks world has entered into a multi million dirham contract with Premier Oil a well known oil exploration and production company with interests in several countries to build a subsea facility for the Solan oil field at its Dubai based ...
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Reuters reported that Iran will build millions of barrels of oil storage facilities in the Gulf over the next few months in response to international sanctions on its exports. Mr Mahmoud Zirakchian Zadeh MD of the Iranian Offshore Oil ...
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