Iraq has approved a $278 million drilling deal with Halliburton for the southern West Qurna- 1 oilfield. Under the 30-month contract, Halliburton is to drill 30 oil wells in the 8.7-billion-barrel West Qurna Phase One field. Oil production at the West Qurna-1 field is running at a rate of 360,000 barrels per day due to […]
It can be hard to keep track of your money. You charge stuff and misplace the receipts, you forget to record a check written and before you know it, $12-14 billion is unaccounted for in Iraq. Even then, after one authoritative source thinks he’s found some of it, no one bothers to go get it. […]
As someone who spent many years operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other underdeveloped countries facing existential security threats, I was recently asked about my reaction to President Obama’s plan for fighting ISIS. My immediate response is that the President’s current plan seems half-hearted at best. American air power has significant reach and accuracy, but ultimately […]
A security guard was shot dead by a colleague in Iraq after "banter" about their former regiments got out of hand, an inquest heard. Paul McGuigan, 37, and Australian Darren Hoare were murdered by former paratrooper Danny Fitzsimons in 2009. Another security guard, Kevin Milsom, told an inquest into Mr McGuigan's death how "good-natured" rivalry […]
According to the Department of Defense (DoD) — Hawker Beechcraft Corp., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $16,625,317 modification (P00034) to previously awarded contract FA8620-11-C-3000 for contractor logistics support for the Iraq Peace Dragon King Air 350 Program. This modification exercises the second option year. Work will be performed in Iraq and is expected to […]