Report: Kurdistan waving independent export of crude oil if it does not solve the differences with Baghdad

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10/05/2012 12:51


Erbil, May 10 (Rn) - board and Minister of Natural Resources in Kurdistan province, he can begin exporting crude oil independently if not resolved differences with Baghdad. According to a report of Iraqi oil.

Ashti Hawrami said that the federal government has stopped the illegal payment of Kurdistan for the previous exports and reduced the region's share of refined products.

"If it got worse, I will export oil by truck, and refining (abroad), and then Aaidh."

Stopped and the Kurdistan Regional Government's oil exports on 1 April, claiming that Baghdad has failed to pay $ 1.5 billion of receivables in accordance with the political agreement is currently turned off. As said Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein Shahristani said that the Kurdistan city of Baghdad more than $ 5.6 billion oil-product and that has not been handed over to federal authorities.

Shares and stop the export of oil to escalate the dispute between the federal and provincial government. After he was accused of Kurdistan Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Bjralblad towards dictatorship, and the President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, two major threats: that he might seek political leaders for a possible vote of no confidence of the Maliki government, and that the province could declare independence. According to the report.

And was one of the main factors that bind Kurdistan in Baghdad is the financial aspect. It is scheduled to get the Kurdistan Regional Government to share $ 10.5 billion from the federal budget for this year, and its dependence on oil export pipeline network of the federal government largely left without a ready alternative source of income.

Can confirm the Kurdistan on exports of its own energy to help cut the link "financial" between the two sides.
He Hawrami "under the law allows to export to any country."

It seems that under Iraqi law, the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) is the only body authorized to sell crude oil to the country, but in a recent interview (to a report of Iraq's oil) Hawrami said that "the Kurdistan Regional Government is able to meet its legal obligations as long as it can ensure that is the distribution of Iraqi oil income fairly. "

"If you're talking about legitimacy, the revenue is to be calculated" Whether we sell directly, or oil marketing company, net income after deduction of costs, and if you want to return to the pot can be shared for distribution. "

Hawrami's comments come after the student leaders in Baghdad, the Council of Ministers may order the deductions from the budget of the province, as compensation for the oil revenue that has not been delivered.

The Minister of Oil Abdul Karim Luaibi told reporters on Wednesday he was "not a request, but it is a law," in reference to the 2012 budget, which expects 175,000 b rate per day of the Kurdistan Regional Government. The two sides differ on whether this law imposes a penalty for failing to Kurdistan in the delivery of the expected quantities of oil.

Hawrami said is not currently export any crude in the Kurdistan region, although the province granted licenses for trucks refining products abroad, to Iran in the basis. That trade has helped finance the operations of contractors in Kurdistan, the absence of regular payments from Baghdad.

An agreement was signed between the Export and Hawrami Allaibi on January 17 in January 2011. Under that agreement, the Kurdistan Regional Government to send the agreed quantity of crude oil export pipeline operated by the state through Turkey, in turn, pay half of Baghdad, the proceeds of such sales to the region, to cover the cost of contractors. The Kurdistan Regional Government has received two payments totaling $ 514 million, but after Ayarmio 2011, stopped payments.

The three refineries, the official of the province produces about 66 thousand barrels per day, which is processed more than 30 thousand barrels per day in "private factories."

Hawrami said, "I'm sorry, we can not be a prisoner (of the policy of Baghdad)."

"So we're going to increase our capacity, we're going to use these plants to monitor and make sure that we will not suffocate."

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