Maliki's media adviser denies the existence of an agreement with Kurdistan on the mechanism of export of oil

Alsumaria News - 05/08/2012 m - 2:30 pm


Sumerian News / Baghdad
Denied media advisor to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Sunday, and the existence of an agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil on the mechanism of export of oil, as he emphasized the need to settle the period in which the stop exporting oil from Kurdistan.

Ali al-Moussawi said in an interview for "Alsumaria News", that "so far there is no agreement with the Kurdistan region on the mechanism of export of oil," adding that "the announcement by the Government of the region to resume oil exports is a good thing, but it was not supposed to stop the export is already a" .

He said al-Moussawi on the need to "account is the last period in which to stop the export of oil and settlement," noting that "Kurdistan, when you say that they can export 200 thousand barrels per day in the future is a natural thing but the thing is not normal is the discontinuity which must be justified."

The Kurdistan Regional Government announced on 2 August 2012, it would resume oil exports during the first week of August now, after nearly four months after the suspension, indicating that the decision was aimed at building confidence between the Territory and the federal government and address the problems relating to oil and gas in Iraq, expressed hope that the response of the Iraqi government to move, and pay for the oil companies and the implementation of the points that were agreed upon.

And broke out a severe crisis between Baghdad and Erbil on the back of the Kurdistan region in the stop (the first of April 2012) pumping oil until further notice because of differences with Baghdad on the financial dues to oil companies operating in it.

The origin of the ancient dispute between the Governments of the renewed Baghdad and Erbil to oil contracts concluded by the region and which Baghdad deems illegal, while the region say they are based on the Iraqi constitution and bilateral agreements with the federal government.

The Iraqi Oil Ministry had signed in September 2010 agreement with the Turkish Energy Ministry about not allowing the export of crude oil or natural gas to Europe via pipeline Nabucco without the consent of the central government in Baghdad, and the agreement stated that any export of oil and gas in Iraq, which is transported and exported through Turkish territory must have the approval of the Central Government and that any agreement outside of this framework does not declare it safe and reliable.


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