MP: Passing the oil and gas law will end the region’s “rebellion” and guarantee the rights of producing provinces
MP: Passing the oil and gas law will end the region’s “rebellion” and guarantee the rights of producing provinces
3-26-2026
Information/Baghdad…
Member of Parliament, MP Ahmed Al-Shammari, revealed on Thursday that there is intensive parliamentary activity and a serious parliamentary determination to proceed with approving the oil and gas law that has been stalled for years, indicating that the move comes in conjunction with efforts to form the next government to put a final end to the ongoing oil disputes.
Al-Shammari stated in an interview with Al-Maalouma News Agency that “the oil and gas law has faced deliberate obstruction and numerous obstacles during past parliamentary sessions.” He pointed out that “political forces in the region lacked the genuine desire to enact the law for fear of losing control over the oil sector, which is currently managed outside of central oversight.” He emphasized that “the next phase will not allow the continuation of this state of ‘oil chaos.'”
He added that “the law will serve as a decisive legal tool to fully control oil revenues and unify their disbursement channels, ensuring transparency and fairness in the distribution of national wealth.” He further explained that “passing the law will directly contribute to ensuring fairness for oil-producing provinces that have long suffered from an imbalance in financial entitlements compared to their production volume.”
He clarified that “Parliament is determined to pass the law to assert state authority over sovereign resources,” calling on “all political blocs to prioritize the supreme national interest and move away from partisan entrenchments to ensure the law’s passage as soon as possible, thus resolving one of the most significant outstanding issues that has resulted in substantial financial losses.”
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