IRAQ

Domestic Gas Grid Agreement 

Iraq's State Organization for Oil Projects (SCOP) and the State Enterprise for Engineering have signed a $62mn contract for the construction of a domestic gas grid, with work to be undertaken by local firms using nationally-produced pipes. The project's initial aim is to link the southern gas fields with electric power plants which are currently supplied with products by road tankers. Work is also underway in the province of Basrah on an...