Middle East Economic Digest News Stories From Aug. 9

The following is a Dow Jones Newswires selection of stories from the London-based Middle East Economic Digest on Aug. 9 edition: OIL & GAS BAGHDAD TO MISS OIL PRODUCTION TARGET Baghdad will miss its first post-war target of boosting oil production by 500,000 barrels a day, following its decision to scrap plans for two-year service deals with oil majors. ARAMCO INVITES BIDS FOR $3BN WORTH YANBU CONTRACTS Saudi Aramco is inviting selected firms to bid for a raft of packages worth $3bn at the 400,000-barrel-a-day Yanbu export refinery, with technical and commercial bids due within days of the main construction deals. AMMAN TO APPROVE THIRD INDEPENDENT POWER PROJECT Jordan's energy regulator is expected to give the go-ahead in mid-August for the country's third independent power project (IPP), according to the head of the... [read full story]