Oil exclude parliamentary adoption of the law of oil and gas and suggest draft legislation for the National Oil Company

 Baghdad / Ahmed Abed Rabbo and long-Presse


Called specialize in the oil sector to accelerate the enactment of a special law for the national oil company such as the compatibility of the oil and gas law, but others demanded that begin enactment of the draft law of oil and gas and approval as the basic framework for the entire oil sectors.

The start of the second day in a row oil business forum, organized by the Iraq Energy Institute with the participation of international companies specialized in the affairs of the oil and gas sector in the presence of 300 international figure as well as representatives from the Ministry of Oil and energy experts.

Directed by law from political compass

The head of the Iraq Institute for Energy Ali goldsmith in his opening speech that "the conference aims to bring foreign investments and competencies for the advancement of the Iraqi oil sector and bringing the country to the ranks of developed countries," adding that the conference would be held annually.

As reported, an economist and member of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference Hussein star in a statement to the extent "on the second day of the conference saw the corridors of the al-Rashid Hotel a high turnout of representatives of the Iraqi government who are working in the oil ministry in addition to international missions, led by the United Nations.

The star added: Conference strives to produce the draft law of oil and gas from the political to the economic compass and the empowerment of Iraqi society from knowing the true interest to be derived from the adoption of the law. As well as rid the political process of conflicts and to look at the enactment of the national oil company.

The star continued: that the positive results which will hopefully bear fruit for the conference is to inform parliamentarians and officials on the experiences of international companies and experts and political ideology mixing with expert opinions and exit by the management of the country's oil wealth.

Political differences

For his part, ruled out the Chairman of the Committee on Energy parliamentary Adnan al-Janabi in his conference "Adoption oil and gas law in the current parliamentary session," likely go to the adoption of the Law "the national oil company," adding, "Whenever we try to ask a draft where political consensus enough, we find that new differences appear and disruption of law. "

He said al-Janabi, "I can not guarantee passage of laws during the current session," adding that "the law of the national oil company is not the differences of what it contains oil and gas law, but we Tanina in legislation until the enactment of the oil and gas, and if long dialogue might go back to a law passed National Company. "

Janabi told "there is a committee composed of the Minister of Oil and Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region and representatives of parliamentary blocs Home to try to push the law," pointing to "assign Oil Minister and Minister of Natural Resources to determine the paragraphs is controversial (organizational and technical), and then return to the Commission to try to find consensus again ".

He said al-Janabi said political differences led to the absence of oil and gas law is the basis of the problem that we entered her now and that brings armed confrontations and a disaster for the people due to lack of consensus on the division of power and wealth. "

In turn, the representative of the Indonesian government in a speech at the conference "The world today is facing an energy crisis through the consumption of oil and particularly in the exploitation of existing power and ensure the safety of national and international security, adding that" his country is seeking to participate in raising oil production in Iraq and that Indonesian companies will do effort to raise the proportion of energy export Iraqi oil as well as we share in the rebuilding of the infrastructure in Iraq. "

Oil sector in the political game

For his part, former Secretary of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Fadhil Chalabi regretted what he hears from delays in the oil industry in Iraq and witnessed a clear deterioration in all sectors, attributing the deterioration and decline to political differences which stand without development.

Chalabi called in his speech to the conferees to the need to look at this wealth from the point of view of economic and dimensions of all political disputes and conflicts that do not serve the economic development process in the country.

It was considered a member of the Oil and Energy Committee Furat al-Shara establish such a step in the right direction conferences of the reality of the oil industry in the country.

Shara said in a statement singled out the "long" The lack of adoption of the law of oil and gas will hinder the process of the country's oil policy.

And the fundamental relationship between the government and the international oil companies such as the nature conclude contracts with them, explaining that the absence of the law will lead to the darkness of the nature of the contracts, and especially on the issue of Transparency International.

"We formed a committee five working on the nomination of a draft law of oil and gas and then working on legislation national oil company but after the enactment of the oil and gas.

" For his part, legal adviser in Iraq Institute for Energy Hamid Khatib said in a statement to the extent that "the oil and gas law is the legal cover for the sector the entire oil has earned almost earlier agreement between the political blocs on the draft of 2007, but sent some blocks supplements changed the course of the agreement reached between the blocs, indicating that policy in 2005 began going to the first two levels of the Constitution and the second consensus between the political blocs.

Legislation and oversight

A member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary Awad al-Awadi said in a statement singled out by the term "there Msaolitan rests with the House of Representatives first lies in the legislation there are the interests of the political parties working to block oil and gas law, either second responsibility of the oil energy, noting that this role in At present is weak in the absence of laws that support the oil industry in the country.

"The oil and gas law is extremely important as the basic framework for the oil sectors in the country," adding, "We are waiting for the Commission

Five Oadtna advanced level in two weeks to end the file oil and gas law with the law of the national oil company and two months ago and did not go out any recommendations Committee. "

Awadi continued: must be prescribed law of the national oil company such as oil and gas law because the Federal Council, which approves oil and gas law includes in its membership the national oil company. So called member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary Ali Fayad specialists to keep up with the strategic oil-related industries.

Said Fayad for the "Finding the right mechanism put oil production in a position of trust on the basis of respect for the laws and regulations of international as well as to keep pace with global demand and market need for oil," noting that licensing rounds, a key jumps positive achievements Iraq at the level of the oil industry.


Distribution of powers

He accused the head of the oil and gas in parliament Bdorth previous Ali Hussain Balou destinations in the government of "not wanting to distribution of powers to the provinces and territories because they think that it will lead to the partition of Iraq," adding that "there is an old school in the file management of oil do not want to give up Central management of oil in Iraq and this is contrary to the Constitution. "

Blue said in an interview for (long-Presse) The "Almarqlat which were hindering the adoption of the law of oil and gas in the previous session still exist and that the law does not see the light because of it," pointing out that the activation of Article 112 of the Constitution of the country can resolve all the differences. "

Blue ruled out the adoption of the National Oil Company Act, noting that "his fate will not be better than the oil and gas law," adding that "Iraq needs to a company like this, but but the law will not recognize if there is no agreement in advance on the law of oil and gas."


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