Iraq earns a lawsuit confiscated shipment of oil to Iraqi Kurds chest America
Iraq earns a lawsuit confiscated shipment of oil to Iraqi Kurds chest America
July 29, 2014 11:43
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Signed a U.S. judge on Tuesday, will be confiscated shipment “Kurdish oil” from a tanker off the coast of Texas after a request from Iraq.
The Reuters news agency reported today that the “U.S. judge signed an order to confiscate a shipment of blister Kurdish tanker off the coast of Texas after a request from Iraq.”
Iraq and established a lawsuit in a court in Texas to demand the acquisition of a shipment of crude oil from the Kurdistan region of Iraq Baghdad says it was sold without her permission.
The tanker arrived at United Kalaverwta carrier about a million barrels of crude oil worth about $ 100 million dollars off the coast of Texas, but did not unload its cargo after disputed.
Iraq had filed a court in Texas to demand the acquisition of a shipment of crude oil from the Kurdistan region of Iraq Baghdad says it was sold without her permission.
Reuters reported today that “the tanker reached United Kalaverwta carrier about a million barrels of crude oil worth about $ 100 million off the coast of Texas last Saturday, but has not yet completed its charge disputed.
The larger ship that can enter the port of Galveston near Houston has been authorized to USCG first Sunday off the coast of the transfer of cargo to smaller ships for transport to the mainland U.S..
Iraq’s request and in his lawsuit in States District Court, Southern District of Texas to issue an order allowing federal security officers confiscated the shipment.
The U.S. government has expressed fears that contribute to oil sales from independent Kurdistan in the disintegration of Iraq, said the U.S. State Department that the oil belongs to all Iraqis and warned potential buyers of the shipment of the legal risks, but also indicated that it will not interfere in the business deal.
Er said. E.. Oovcorz Osrovisaz T – a company in Texas hired to unload the tanker – in a separate suit in U.S. District Court on Monday, said that the Republic of Iraq demanded the premises in the acquisition of the shipment.
Before the company begins unloading the ship asked the court in Texas to determine whether Iraq’s claim true.
It did not say lawsuits filed in court the name of the final buyer of the shipment, the company said eh. E.. T Offshore They play the role of mediator.
If the sale of crude oil to the refinery, a Kurdish-American, that would anger Baghdad, which considers such deals smuggling, and the U.S. government has expressed fears that contribute to oil sales from independent Kurdistan in Iraq’s disintegration.
The shipment of crude Kurdistan was delivered in Houston in May for the buyer did not disclose his identity was delivered four shipments of other raw Kurdistan so far this year in Israel. Ended
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