14/10/2011 13:22
Baghdad, October 14 / October (Rn) - The Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi Council of Representatives on Friday, said he would not compromise the legality of the oil contracts concluded by the Government of the Territory earlier with foreign companies, indicating that there is agreement on the mind of law such as the formation of the current government. and spins dispute between Arbil and Baghdad on 41 contracts, oil and signed by the Government of the Territory since 2007 and now Baghdad says it has concluded in the absence of transparency and calls the "false." said a spokesman for the Kurdish Alliance supporter of a good thing for the Kurdistan News Agency (Rn), "The Kurds did not bargain on the illegal oil contracts concluded by the Government of the Territory with foreign companies, "adding that" all parties acknowledged the legality of contracts for the region's oil such as the formation of the government. " He pointed out that "the Iraqi government paid more than $ 240 million for foreign companies that signed the region with contracts and this is evidence that contracts are recognized from the center and legal. " But Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani said in a press statement last week that "the amounts paid by the government should not be interpreted as approval of the contracts." Commenting Iraqi Kurdistan's oil exports for several months in 2009 due to differences on contracts, and currently produces about 100 thousand barrels pumped in the line that connects the Kirkuk Turkish port of Ceyhan in the Mediterranean. He said good that "The federal government approved the legality of contracts for the Kurdistan region, and has allocated funds within the federal budget for these contracts." There is a sharp controversy recently on this file after the rejection of the Kurdistan region a draft Oil and Gas Law approved by the Iraqi government and sent to the House of Representatives for approval. According to the province, said the draft law focuses powers, however, the federal government in the management of oil wealth at the expense of the region and the provinces, as it passed by the Council of Ministers, without due process of law. and press the federal government toward the be all oil contracts signed by them by the Iraqi Oil Ministry, while demanding the region powers the biggest in this regard so that it has the right to sign contracts without reference to Baghdad. The Iraq's production of crude oil from 2.7 to 2.8 million barrels per day and form oil imports about 95% of Iraq's budget, but so far no country's law to regulate its affairs after the failure of the House of Representatives Bdorth previous passage of the oil and gas, which was expected to rise oil situation if approved. From: Haider Ibrahim. Open: Abdullah Sabri
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