Iraq: Adoption of the draft in 2007 for oil and gas
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:43 amIraq: Adoption of the draft in 2007 for oil and gas law for the year before the end of the year
06/11/2011 13:32
Dohuk November 6 (Rn) - A member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary Sunday, was time limit for completion of the drafting of oil and gas law, noting that the draft of the 2007 approved for this purpose hint to give legitimacy to contracts Kurdistan oil with international companies . said Farhad Atroshi MP for the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the draft in 2007 for oil and gas law is a draft that was agreed upon by all political parties at the time, is the subject of agreement between all parties." There are several pending issues between Baghdad and Erbil, especially one of the disputed areas and the budget of the Regional Corps (Peshmerga), but the strained relationship surfaced recently after he refused the Kurdistan region a draft Oil and Gas Law approved by the Iraqi government. According to the province, said the draft law focuses powers, however, the federal government in the management of oil wealth the expense of the region and the provinces, as it passed by the Council of Ministers, without due process of law. It provides a terms of agreements Erbil, provided that he agrees on the law of oil and gas, but the region accuse the National Alliance circumvent the conventions and pass the bill without taking the position of the Kurds. "The most important distinguishes it in the first place is consistent and in harmony with the Iraqi Constitution, particularly with regard to Articles 111 112, as it gives adequate powers to the regions and producing provinces, with the assertion that the main role will be to the federal government in the management of file oil and gas. " The Iraqi government has confirmed last week that the agreement reached with the Kurdistan Regional Government is to adopt the draft 2007 to the draft law of oil and gas, a tentative agreement will be put through the next few weeks for a vote in the Council of Ministers before it is sent to parliament for approval. The head of the advisers in the Cabinet, Thamer Ghadhban, has revealed "The Kurds and the Arabs agreed to make some amendments to the draft law of oil and gas during a maximum period of the end of the year" .. Noting that "in the absence of their ability to make changes, then it will return to the House of Representatives to discuss the draft and modified and then approved again." He Atroshi that "The draft speaks of the Council of federal oil and gas involving the producing regions and provinces is a regular in the province and the federal government, as well as details on topics ranging from technology prospecting, exploration, extraction, and then filtering and refining, ".. Adding that "this bill will remain the basis of any talks between Baghdad and Erbil in the next two months, because it was developed a specific timeframe by the end of this year, and must finish drafting the law of oil and gas to be sent to the Council of Ministers, and after its ratification will be sent to the House of Representatives for discussion and approval." and increased Atroshi that "the draft of 2007 alludes to the contracts concluded by the Erbil with international oil companies, with a review of these contracts during the specified period of time and try not to modify or change a lot in these contracts," adding that "the evidence that in the budgets of 2011 and 2012 there are allocations to send funds companies worked in the province of Kurdistan and all Iraq, and this is a clear recognition that these contracts illegal and illegitimate. " and on the possibility of the law passed easily in the House of Representatives under the political agreement, said: "If agreement was reached with the National Alliance, namely," .. the belief that the law will pass easily . " However, to say "But we want this law to pass a unanimous, agreement with the three components, the Iraqi National Alliance, a coalition of Kurdish blocs, and by an Iraqi that the law is very important and affect the lives of all citizens of all the components." and Iraq's cabinet approved a draft law of oil and gas in 2007 but faced objections Kurdish, seen by observers that he represents the differences between Erbil and Baghdad on sharing oil revenues and control over some fields in northern Iraq and the Kurdistan region. The law will determine the party that controls the oil reserves, Iraq's huge, the fourth-largest reserves in the world and also aims to attract foreign investors. Iraq is seeking to increase production capacity in the coming years to reach 12 million barrels per day. of: numbness of acetate, the Open: Peace Baghdadi
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06/11/2011 13:32
Dohuk November 6 (Rn) - A member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary Sunday, was time limit for completion of the drafting of oil and gas law, noting that the draft of the 2007 approved for this purpose hint to give legitimacy to contracts Kurdistan oil with international companies . said Farhad Atroshi MP for the Kurdistan Alliance bloc, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the draft in 2007 for oil and gas law is a draft that was agreed upon by all political parties at the time, is the subject of agreement between all parties." There are several pending issues between Baghdad and Erbil, especially one of the disputed areas and the budget of the Regional Corps (Peshmerga), but the strained relationship surfaced recently after he refused the Kurdistan region a draft Oil and Gas Law approved by the Iraqi government. According to the province, said the draft law focuses powers, however, the federal government in the management of oil wealth the expense of the region and the provinces, as it passed by the Council of Ministers, without due process of law. It provides a terms of agreements Erbil, provided that he agrees on the law of oil and gas, but the region accuse the National Alliance circumvent the conventions and pass the bill without taking the position of the Kurds. "The most important distinguishes it in the first place is consistent and in harmony with the Iraqi Constitution, particularly with regard to Articles 111 112, as it gives adequate powers to the regions and producing provinces, with the assertion that the main role will be to the federal government in the management of file oil and gas. " The Iraqi government has confirmed last week that the agreement reached with the Kurdistan Regional Government is to adopt the draft 2007 to the draft law of oil and gas, a tentative agreement will be put through the next few weeks for a vote in the Council of Ministers before it is sent to parliament for approval. The head of the advisers in the Cabinet, Thamer Ghadhban, has revealed "The Kurds and the Arabs agreed to make some amendments to the draft law of oil and gas during a maximum period of the end of the year" .. Noting that "in the absence of their ability to make changes, then it will return to the House of Representatives to discuss the draft and modified and then approved again." He Atroshi that "The draft speaks of the Council of federal oil and gas involving the producing regions and provinces is a regular in the province and the federal government, as well as details on topics ranging from technology prospecting, exploration, extraction, and then filtering and refining, ".. Adding that "this bill will remain the basis of any talks between Baghdad and Erbil in the next two months, because it was developed a specific timeframe by the end of this year, and must finish drafting the law of oil and gas to be sent to the Council of Ministers, and after its ratification will be sent to the House of Representatives for discussion and approval." and increased Atroshi that "the draft of 2007 alludes to the contracts concluded by the Erbil with international oil companies, with a review of these contracts during the specified period of time and try not to modify or change a lot in these contracts," adding that "the evidence that in the budgets of 2011 and 2012 there are allocations to send funds companies worked in the province of Kurdistan and all Iraq, and this is a clear recognition that these contracts illegal and illegitimate. " and on the possibility of the law passed easily in the House of Representatives under the political agreement, said: "If agreement was reached with the National Alliance, namely," .. the belief that the law will pass easily . " However, to say "But we want this law to pass a unanimous, agreement with the three components, the Iraqi National Alliance, a coalition of Kurdish blocs, and by an Iraqi that the law is very important and affect the lives of all citizens of all the components." and Iraq's cabinet approved a draft law of oil and gas in 2007 but faced objections Kurdish, seen by observers that he represents the differences between Erbil and Baghdad on sharing oil revenues and control over some fields in northern Iraq and the Kurdistan region. The law will determine the party that controls the oil reserves, Iraq's huge, the fourth-largest reserves in the world and also aims to attract foreign investors. Iraq is seeking to increase production capacity in the coming years to reach 12 million barrels per day. of: numbness of acetate, the Open: Peace Baghdadi
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