******* Kurdistan region signs a contract with Baghdad to export oil through the SOMO

Tuesday 18 March 2014 11:52


Alsumaria News / Baghdad



Source revealed Tuesday that the Kurdistan region of Iraq has agreed to export oil through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), indicating that the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani will sign a contract with the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani in this matter.

The source said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", that "the Kurdistan region agreed, yesterday, to export oil through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO)," noting that "it came during a meeting of the Tripartite Commission which was formed recently in Parliament yesterday, to discuss this topic ".

The source, who asked not to be named, said that "the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani will sign a contract with the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani in this matter during the next two days," adding that "the Commission continues its meetings until now."

The House of Representatives decided, on Monday (March 17, 2014), the formation of a committee composed of the head of the parliamentary Finance Committee Haider Abadi, the Iraqi MP Adnan al-Janabi and the Kurdistan Alliance MP Fuad Masum, to resolve the dispute continued between the political blocs on the budget bill and export of oil.

He threatened the President of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, in the (March 6 2014), the Baghdad government to take a stand, "one would expect" continuity in the event of their positions with the region, stressing that the Kurds are going to reconsider their relationship with the center.

And often renewed the dispute between the government center and the region because of the oil production from the region, which has custody of him because of what Baghdad says that her recent engagements conducted by the region with international oil companies are illegal and do not comply with contracts conducted by the Federal Ministry of Oil.

The dispute grew more when the province decided to export its oil to the outside away from the central government, prompting reservations Baghdad and decided to cut the province's budget amounting to 17% in case of sticking to it.




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Wow, they said this today! where the heck are these people coming from?



House of Representatives raises its state and county law declares the failure of the Tripartite Commission and

   Tuesday, 18 March / March 2014 12:31


Twilight News / parliamentary source said, that the Iraqi parliament to raise its scheduled day-to-day on Wednesday.



The source said "Twilight News", a lack of quorum prevented the meeting.

For his part, the head of the state law, the parliamentary deputy Khalid al-Attiyah, from the non-arrival of dialogues Tripartite Commission, which was formed yesterday to discuss the budget into tangible results, confirming the continuation of the province of state law to attend meetings while the inclusion of the budget for the second reading.

Al-Attiyah said at a news conference attended by deputies of state law, "The budget is the most important thing for Parliament to work as it relates to the structure and funding of the state, therefore, should not be put in front of any Marqlat block the budget or delayed."

"The budget was read the first reading, according to the rules of procedure must be presented for the second reading within the specified period, but we were surprised to withhold presidency of the parliament of the budget of the agenda and the formation of a tripartite committee for discussion and access to the solution."

"The Committee has already held several meetings during the day yesterday and did not reach a conclusion, therefore, there is no justification for not showing the budget for the second reading and Tsuifaa."( this is a comment I am putting in, look at the article above, if that was not something I do not know what is!)


He said al-Attiyah said that "the rule of law will not attend the meetings will continue until the provincial budget presentation for the second reading."

Janneh said the MP Haider al-Abadi said that "the Tripartite Commission raised several points during the meetings which suitable for discussion and dialogue, but within domestic law, we will not be able to open the door of the debate until after the second reading of the budget."

"The budget is a significant affect the interests of the Iraqi people and the reconstruction of all of Iraq's provinces, including Anbar is to disrupt and delay the interests of the people."



"The main sticking point with the region centered around our desire to be that oil export revenues are deposited in the Development Fund for Iraq, which is distributed to the regions and provinces, but there are parties do not want to make it happen."


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Agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on the export of oil and approving the budget



AM: 11:16:18 / 03/2014

Source revealed an agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil on the export of oil through the region and the SOMO against the backdrop of the agreement will be approving the budget, with the participation of the Kurds.

The source told all of Iraq today that the Kurdistan Regional Government agreed to export oil through the SOMO and during the next two days will be the announcement of the agreement formally.

He added that the budget stalled on the differences the two parties will be approved next week after the settlement of differences between the governments of the center and the province.

The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, in an exclusive interview with the agency all of Iraq is not a solution to the province last year and has been approving the budget without the presence and participation of the Kurds and the House of Representatives may be repeated this in the current year.


http://www.radionawa.com/arabic/dreja.aspx?=hewal&jmare=9923&Jor=12

We will wait and see where this article goes!




03/18/2014 14:04
Mass citizen: the region can not export 400 000 barrels per day



BAGHDAD / obelisk: citizen demanded parliamentary bloc, on Tuesday, setting up counters on the oil wells to give the amount of export from each well, while suggesting that the Kurdistan Region can not export 400 000 barrels per day.( there is a problem with this statement, they were  to have already have counters on the oil- Wells to know how much is pumped daily)


The head of the bloc Bayan Jabr said during a press conference at the parliament building in the presence of members of the bloc and attended "obelisk" that "every year the budget be delayed due to disagreements, and this delay will not solve, but the adoption of the law of oil and gas inactivated."

He added that "the Council of Ministers decided to export the region 400 000 barrels of oil based on statements to the media and not something realistic, and this is a big mistake," noting that "the region can not be issued for this amount."

He pointed out that "the tripartite committee set up yesterday failed to reach results and it must continue to meet."( here is another issue look at the 2 articles above!)


And that "mass wrote a proposal and submitted to the chairman of the parliament, the proposal was written on the basis of agreement chock which was signed when I was finance minister with the International Monetary Fund, which provides for the federal government and the provinces of Petroleum Exporting erect Electronic counters give the amount of export from each well and subject to the control circuit controls Finance. "

He explained that "these counters will determine the correct amount issued by Iraq and Satakrjha of wells," pointing out that "former finance minister and stress across the tables have said that most estimates of the Ministry of Oil in export volumes is inaccurate."

He noted that "the Convention obliges linking crude oil tankers via satellite and be under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Oil and the Office of Financial Supervision and the Committee on oil and energy parliamentary because the pricing of oil vary from state to state," noting that "the Convention obliges the Federal Oil Ministry contracts with international firms for the installation of laboratories developed to determine rates of sulfur and crude oil source. "


http://www.almasalah.com/ar/news/26694/كتلة-المواطن-الاقليم-لا-يستطيع-تصدي

Urgent .. source: Baghdad and Erbil agreement on the export of oil through the Sumo and approving the budget next week with the participation of the Kurds
Tuesday, 18 March / March 2014 10:32



[Baghdad where]

Source revealed an agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil on the export of oil through the region and the SOMO against the backdrop of the agreement will be approving the budget, with the participation of the Kurds.

According to the source, who declined to be named told all of Iraq [where] today that "the Kurdistan Regional Government agreed to export oil through the SOMO and during the next two days will be the announcement of the agreement formally."

He added that "the general budget stalled on disagreements parties will be approved next week after the settlement of differences between the governments of the center and the region."

The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani has likely passed the budget for fiscal 2014 despite a boycott by a majority of the Kurdistan Alliance and ruled for close to an agreement with the province on the management of oil.

Shahristani said in an exclusive interview with the agency all of Iraq [where] that "the boycott is not a solution, and last year was approving the budget without the presence and participation of the Kurds and the House of Representatives may be repeated this in the current year" ..


http://www.alliraqnews.com/2011-04-18-02-57-37/123343-2014-03-18-07-32-05.html