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| Iraq and China to ink Ahdab oil deal |
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| Iraq and China will sign a deal next week to develop the Ahdab oil field, restoring an agreement that was canceled after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, an Iraqi spokesman said. |
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| Iraq invites Russian oil major Lukoil back |
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| An Iraqi Cabinet minister invited Russia’s Lukoil to renew its bid on the lucrative West Qurna-2 oil field and urged Russian companies to seek roles rebuilding dilapidated power plants as Iraq searches for foreign investment to revive its oil industry and infrastructure. |
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| Iraq seen abandoning most short-term oil contracts |
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| Iraq is likely to abandon plans to sign up to $3 billion in short-term oil contracts, a U.S. diplomat said, putting in doubt deals that would give foreign oil firms their first major foothold in the country for decades. |
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| UAE and Turkish firms create Iraq JV |
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| Turkish energy company Turkerler and United Arab Emirates-based Crescent Petroleum have formed a joint venture to buy and export Iraqi gas, Reuters reported. |
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| Iraq needs $400 bln to rebuild infrastructure, says the Finance Minister |
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| Iraq needs around $400 billion over the next few years to rebuild its shattered infrastructure, the country’s Finance Minister Bayan Jabor said. |
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| Lebanese prime minister to visit Iraq |
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| Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora will visit Iraq this week to promote diplomatic and trade ties, a government source said on Monday, in another sign of improving ties between Baghdad and the Arab world. |
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| Najaf and Kerbala railway plans finalized |
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| The transport ministry has concluded the final designs for the new Samawa-Najaf-Kerbala-Musayyab railway in line with a nationwide strategy for railroad development. |
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| 39 water projects to be implemented in Basra |
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| Basra’s provincial council has referred 39 water projects at a total cost of nearly $16.5 million to local companies and contractors, a council member said. |
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