A special working group of Iran and Iraq is formed to develop cooperation in the field of energy

According to Energy Press, Vahidreza Zeidifard stressed that the meeting of contractors active in the field of Iranian oil and gas with Hayan Abdul Ghani, the Iraqi Minister of Oil, at the request of the Iraqi side and with the presence of nearly 40 contracting companies active in oil and gas projects, the Association of Engineering Companies and Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Contracting, an employer under the Ministry of Oil and manufacturers and suppliers of goods and equipment for the oil industry, said: This meeting aims to introduce the specialized and industrial capabilities of Iranian companies active in the field of oil and gas, with the presence of the Iraqi Minister of Oil and a number of of his deputies and invited companies were held at the center of international conferences of the Ministry of Petroleum.
He added: while emphasizing the policies of the Ministry of Oil regarding strengthening cooperation between the two countries and supporting the export of technical and engineering services to Iraq, the opportunities and challenges of the presence of Iranian companies in Iraq were explained and announced by the Iraqi side; According to the prevailing international conditions and the existing obstacles in using the capacities of the government or government-affiliated sectors, providing the conditions for the presence of Iranian private sector companies in the projects of the oil and gas sector in the mentioned country has a faster access.
The deputy minister of oil for engineering, research and technology affairs continued: In this meeting, it was mentioned that the focus of planning and actions should be on facilitating the issuance of technical engineering services and investment by private sector companies.