Talabani confirms the need to export oil through the central government exclusively

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Tuesday 22 May 2012 09:31 GMT
President Jalal Talabani

Sumerian News / Baghdad

Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, Tuesday, that President Jalal Talabani stressed the need to be exporting oil produced in Iraq by the central government exclusively, and drew at the same time that the latter praised the development of the oil sector and its achievements.

A spokesman for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Faisal Abdullah in an interview for "Alsumaria News", "Shahristani, the oil minister, Abdul Karim Laibi met, yesterday, with President Jalal Talabani," noting that "Talabani said during the meeting need to be exported oil Product of Iraq by the federal government of the Ministry of Oil exclusively. "

Abdullah added that "the meeting discussed the political situation and oil policy," noting that "the president praised the improvements in the oil sector and its achievements on the production and export levels."

The deputy prime minister for energy Hussain al-Shahristani is at the meeting to postpone the decision to stop processing the Kurdistan region of petrol for a period of one month at the request of President Jalal Talabani, while welcoming the proposal to regional president, Massoud Barzani, the formation of a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the sources of oil smuggling.

The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, confirmed on Monday (21 May 2012), that the province will be released crude oil from fields in August 2013, through the pipe network independent up to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, while confirming that it Ststqta 17% of the revenues of these exports and recognizes the remaining to the central government.

And broke out a severe crisis between Baghdad and Erbil on the back off the Kurdistan region in (the first in April 2012) pumping oil until further notice because of differences with Baghdad and the "lack of commitment to" pay dues to the international oil companies operating in it, while Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani , in (April 2, 2012), that the Government of Kurdistan prevented Iraqis from six billion and $ 650 million during the past two years 2010 and 2011 because of its failure to export oil, and expected to reach the deprivation score higher in 2012 being, as he noted that most of the oil produced in Kurdistan flee across the border and often to Iran and not to fulfill export contracts.

The government responded by Kurdish, in (April 3, 2012), the al-Shahristani as the accusations have to "false", saying it aims to cover up the "deficit," the central government in providing services to citizens, accused the points of an Iraqi did not name the "chauvinism", and then returned She stressed the tongue and Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami it will not resume exports of the region prior to reaching agreement "comprehensive" with the Government Center on the financial dues.

He revealed the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in (April 17, 2012), he tried to prevent the smuggling of oil from wells in the Kurdistan region out of the country, but stressed that the "battle" with the Regional Guard forces were about to fall because of this attempt, calling to follow the principles and assets constitutional Investment in oil wealth.

The differences between Baghdad and Erbil on Contracts for the region with foreign companies operating in the extraction of oil and oil and gas law are still pending, has begun the Region (the first of June 2010) to export oil from fields in a formal, but soon stopped as a result of those differences, did not continue to export only about 90 days, but resumed early February of last year, 2011, following a new agreement between the province and Baghdad to be issued the first one hundred thousand barrels per day.



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