Kurdistan continues to obstruct the approval of oil and gas.. The smuggling of derivatives continues and procrastination is the theme of the meetings
Kurdistan continues to obstruct the approval of oil and gas.. The smuggling of derivatives continues and procrastination is the theme of the meetings
3-19-2024
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The controversy over the approval of the oil and gas law continues despite the passage of many laws, but the latter is still subject to political consensus in which the Kurdish parties practice blackmail against the central government in order to procrastinate the file on the one hand and the smuggling of oil continues through the Turkish port of Ceyhan from On the other hand.
Despite the decision of the International Court of Paris to stop oil smuggling, and to fine Turkey with sums of money to Iraq for helping the Kurdistan government export away from the Baghdad government, which still believes in reaching political agreements that resolve the knot of this law.
*Smuggling continues.
Speaking about this file, the Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee revealed that the Kurdistan Region continues to export oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, despite winning the decision to stop exports from the International Court of Paris, while it confirmed that no agreement has been reached to approve the oil and gas law yet.
Committee member Intisar Al-Jazairy said in an interview with the Maalouma Agency, “There are many problems that hinder the passage of the oil and gas law despite the many meetings that were held during the previous period,” noting that “the oil and gas law has not reached the House of Representatives yet.” “.
She continues, “The joint committees of the Ministry of Oil and the Parliamentary Committee will not leave the oil file without finding final solutions to it and approving the oil and gas law in the House of Representatives.”
A member of the Oil and Gas Committee concluded her speech by saying: “There are many outstanding files with the Kurdistan Regional Government, not just the oil export file,” pointing out that “the Kurdistan Region continues to export oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan, despite obtaining the decision to stop the export from the Paris court.” International”.
For his part, Member of Parliament Adnan Al-Jabri revealed the fate of approving the oil and gas law during the coming period, while confirming that the law is still prisoner of the disputes of the Kurdistan region’s oil export crisis.
The committee member, Adnan Al-Jabri, said in an interview with the Maalouma Agency, “The government has not yet sent the law, given the discussions, amendments, and meetings it requires,” noting that “the paragraphs of the amendment to the shares of oil-producing governorates have not yet been completed.”
He continues, “The law represents the management of oil wealth in general for the country and not just the Kurdistan region,” pointing out that “the law will include adding articles that serve areas near the oil fields.”
Al-Jabri concluded his speech: “There are important strategic decisions that will be issued if the concerned authorities move towards sending it to the House of Representatives for a vote on it,” adding that “the law is still a prisoner of the disputes and the Kurdistan region’s oil export crisis.”
The Kurdistan Regional Government seized oil export revenues in agreement with international extraction and export companies, as well as hidden agreements with Ankara in order to smuggle oil and sell it to unknown parties at prices lower than international oil prices.
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