Threatens to deprive al-Shahristani, "Exxon Mobil" of contra

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Twilight News / threatened Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein al-Shahristani, to impose sanctions on Exxon Mobil to sign an agreement between them and the province of Kurdistan without the knowledge of Iraqi and U.S. governments, hinting at the possible loss of the company for their contracts to develop fields in southern Iraq.

Shahristani said in a conference on energy held in London, said that "Iraq could impose sanctions on U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. before the end of this year to sign an agreement with the province of Kurdistan without Baghdad's approval or blessing of Washington."

The al-Shahristani, "The Iraqi government is considering the imposition of penalties and will be the company before announcing it," he said, adding that "the U.S. government were not aware that they were asked if they were committed to (Exxon) to obtain the consent of the Iraqi government."

U.S. company, for its part has yet to comment on the agreement with the province, which according to some analysts, informed sources in the industry that it might be a rare lapse by Exxon in the assessment of political risk in Iraq, and not suspended, the State Department on the agreement, while the adviser said the ministry did not want to be named "Everyone was interested in hearing what he has to say al-Shahristani. and had to agree because this will show that Baghdad is lost. if he accepted the agreement of the Kurdish others rushed to the signing of similar agreements and called on other areas such as Basra, more than independence."

And added, "must be angry at Washington. What can you say when your network is undermining stability in Iraq?".

The mean of these statements that Exxon may lose their contracts large to develop fields in southern Iraq after the agreement on six decades of exploration in the province of Kurdistan, which revolve between them and the central government in Baghdad, disputes over oil and land, said sources familiar with another to bet Exxon may be a winner though.

And was a media advisor to the Minister of resources in the province of Kurdistan, Michael Howard, had said last Saturday, that the province occurred in 18 of last October, with Exxon Mobil contract to work in the fields of the province.

While a source in the Iraqi Oil Ministry, earlier, said Exxon Mobil "and signed a contract for oil exploration with Kurdistan Region of Iraq as the Baghdad government does not allow any oil company to the implementation of labor contracts in the Kurdistan Region without its consent."

It is said that a coalition of Kurdish blocs, said last week that the continuation of the positions of Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani against the Kurdistan Region reveal walking on "the pace of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship," stressing "the eligibility of the province's constitutional contracts to detect oil with international companies" .

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