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KBR Secures Two-Year Renewal of EPCM Contract with Basra Oil Company for the Majnoon Oil Field in Iraq
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 17, 2025
HOUSTON, July 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it has secured the renewal of its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for the Majnoon Oil Field for an...
Drone Attacks Damage Three Oil Fields in Iraq
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Early Wednesday, three oil facilities located in northern Iraq were targeted by drones carrying explosives, resulting in extensive infrastructure damage but fortunately no injuries, according to the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). The...
Explosives-Laden Drone Strikes Devastate Key Iraqi Oil Fields
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Early Wednesday, three oil fields in northern Iraq suffered drone attacks loaded with explosives, inflicting major damage to critical infrastructure while sparing human lives, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) confirmed. The KRG’s...
Explosives-Laden Drones Target Oil Field in Northern Iraq
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Two drones carrying explosives crashed Monday evening at the Khurmala oil field located in Erbil province within Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, local officials confirmed. The regional Directorate General of Counter Terrorism...
Iraq Deploys Twenty Firefighting Teams to Syria as Wildfires Persist
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq's Civil Defense Directorate announced on Thursday that it is deploying 20 firefighting teams to Syria’s northwestern Latakia province, where devastating wildfires have been burning for over a week. Nawas Sabah, head of the Civil...
Moscow criticizes US redo of ‘Iraqi weapons of mass destruction’ stunt
MENAFN
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July 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has harshly criticized the United States for its recent air and missile strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, labeling the actions “irresponsible, provocative, and dangerous.” Moscow warned that such attacks risk dragging the Middle...
Iraq Sees Dramatic Rise in Internet Users
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq's Ministry of Communications announced on Saturday a dramatic surge in internet adoption, revealing that by the end of 2024, 82.9% of the nation's population had internet access. Citing figures from the International...
APIKUR Supports, but Reiterates Its Position on, Resumption of Exports Through the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline
EIN Presswire
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July 14, 2025
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Member companies of the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) are pleased to note that the negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and...
Explosive-Laden Drone Foiled Near Kurdish Peshmerga Base in Iraq
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq's Kurdistan region experienced a tense moment early Friday when a drone carrying explosives was intercepted near a Kurdish Peshmerga base in Kirkuk, the Directorate General of Counter Terrorism confirmed. The drone was brought down...
PKK Militants Disarm in Northern Iraq
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A number of PKK militants surrendered and dismantled their weapons on Friday in the Sulaymaniyah province of northern Iraq. The militants convened in a cave located in the Surdas sub-region of Sulaymaniyah, emerged armed, and moved to a...
From Uncertainty to Opportunity: Rex Fuels Global Expo & Conference 2025 to Redefine Industry Horizons in Dubai
EIN Presswire
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July 12, 2025
DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the world recalibrates after a period of global cataclysms, a new wave of optimism and strategic foresight is emerging across vital industries. At the heart of this...
PKK Group Kicks Off Disarmament Process in Northern Iraq
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) A group of 30 PKK terrorists, including 15 women, laid down their weapons and destroyed them on Friday in a significant disarmament event in the Surdas sub-district of Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq. The militants, who had been hiding in a...
Iraq starts project to expand al-Diwaniyah Refinery
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq has officially begun an $800 million project to expand the al-Diwaniyah Refinery, located in the southern province of Diwaniyah. The expansion was inaugurated by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani through a virtual...
Iraq Launches USD800M Refinery Upgrade to Fuel Oil Export Growth
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Iraq on Monday launched an ambitious $800 million expansion of the al-Diwaniyah Refinery in the country’s southern Diwaniyah province. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani officially inaugurated the al-Diwaniyah Refinery...
Gastech 2025 Announces Key Speaker Line-Up, Bringing Global Energy Leaders and Innovators to Milan
EIN Presswire
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July 9, 2025
MILAN, ITALY, July 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- • As the premier global gathering for natural gas, LNG, and other energy-related sectors, Gastech has just announced an elite speaker line-up for 2025, with leading CEOs such as Wael Sawan from...
Vallourec Secures Two OCTG Contracts in Iraq with CNOOC and with PetroChina
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 8, 2025
Press Release VALLOUREC SECURES TWO OCTG CONTRACTS IN IRAQ WITH CNOOC AND WITH PETROCHINA Meudon (France), July 8, 2025 – Vallourec, a world leader in premium seamless tubular solutions, has secured two contracts to supply Oil Country Tubular...
Methane gas exposure in Iraq cause death of Turkish soldiers
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Twelve Turkish troops lost their lives after inhaling methane gas while conducting a search operation in a mountainous region of northern Iraq, according to official reports from the Turkish Ministry of National Defense on Monday. The...
Turkish Soldiers Die by Methane Gas in Iraq
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Twelve Turkish troops lost their lives after being overcome by "methane gas" while on a search mission in northern Iraq, according to a report issued Monday by the Turkish National Defense Ministry. The incident took place on Sunday as...
OPEC+ Fast-Tracks August Oil Production
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) OPEC and its partner nations, collectively referred to as OPEC+, revealed on Saturday their plan to raise oil production by 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August—an accelerated increase compared to July’s 411,000 bpd rise. This move...
Methane Gas Leak Kills Five Turkish Soldiers in Iraq
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Five Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling methane gas during a military cave operation in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Sunday. According to a statement from the ministry, the incident unfolded amid a...