In a seminar for economic reform .. Officials and experts viewing the achievements and challenges of the oil sector

02/04/2014

Writing and photography / Faris Al-Shammari

Step in the right direction for the initiative of the Iraqi Institute for Economic Reform held in a special seminar detailed the most important economic and constitute the first column of the resources of the state since its inception in the nineteenth century ..


(Iraq's oil industry after ten years of achievements and challenges the slogan adopted by the Institute in collaboration with the Ministry of Oil in a series of interests in this vital sector and in the presence of a large crowd of elite officials, parliamentarians and experts of energy, economy, and representatives of Iraqi and foreign companies operating in Iraq, as well as various media and satellite channels ..

This is in the hall of the Ishtar Sheraton Hotel in July on the morning of the first of the month of February ..

The session was chaired by Mr Raed Fahmi, Minister of Science and Technology and former oil expert Professor Uday Abdul Hameed rapporteur her ..

* (Union) followed the proceedings of the symposium and the words of officials and experts that focused on the achievements and challenges faced and accompanied the Iraqi oil industry and institutions of the ministry and the strategies proposed for the future and the advancement of this sector and its role in supplying the development plans and support the annual budgets ..

Were detected most important indicators of development and the obstacles and experience success licensing rounds and contracts for service companies to increase production and marketing ..

* Big task is greater than our capabilities

* At the start of the symposium reviewed the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussein al-Shahristani, the march of the oil sector for years to ten years, describing the challenges and achievements and noted for years, first at the fall of the dictatorial regime in 2003 and had been drained and ruined and demolished because of war and neglect on the oil output is less than 2 million barrels and infrastructure destroyed a defunct after falling most of the facilities have been sabotaged by terrorists because they believe that the disabling of this sector and prevent it from development and construction ..

We all remember the suffering of the citizens of oil derivatives and the amounts spent on its imports ..

I bear witness to the Angels oil mobilization efforts towards this sector for the years 2003 2008 ..

Shahristani said the job great, the largest of potential national both construction and protection Almnchaouat and development fields, but we have taken tough decisions, courage and we suffer with the presence of 140 000 soldiers occupied and Mlakatna few and oil production in the deterioration and our fields ago by tens of years and had to be rehabilitated .. And necessity requires us to mobilize the situation and we need billions more, and we have a few of them ..!!

So we made a decision many people warned me it pity on us, claiming that foreign companies to Iraq Stneb national wealth as in the forties and fifties of the last century, and that the country is not eligible for such decisions autonomy in the management of this sector, some journalists and politicians have had this fear ..

That was courageous decisions and inviting companies after scrutiny of their work and became its services to take Agra for each barrel and full transparency we started work required bids are opened in front of public opinion and the experience was the presence of experts and other OPEC ..

Then came Enterprises unpopular Iraqi model and transparency as characterized by Iraqi contracts are among the world's lowest (b fields of service), a contract does not work internationally, but usually work is the partnership contracts ..

Then came the companies to win contracts for the production of high specific years ..

In the ministry retrospect ceilings production and to achieve the extraction of the largest possible amount of possible oil regardless of the time period for each field and asked the Department of reservoirs and the results were that the case, the best of each field to be output 9 million barrels per day and can be kept for a period of (20) years ..

The ministry has re-review of contracts with companies and install these new levels and thereby reduced the investment in equipment and wells to keep the level of 9 million barrels.

* On the most important challenges faced by the ministry revealed al-Shahristani said in his speech ..

He said:
There are points that we could not reach them as we aim for them ..

We were unable to national agreement for the extraction and marketing of oil and the whole Iraq situation with the Kurdistan remained stuck ..

There are negotiations about the product there, an Iraqi and must be handed over to the Iraqi Marketing Company in accordance with the mechanics of credit and put his money in the Development Fund for Iraq in order to act on the budget for all provinces ..

This matter and that we have made some progress in it, but we hope soon completed it remains an important part of Iraq's reserves have not been developed, and this was confirmed by a report of Transparency International, Iraq's first mass-marketed show and importing countries ..

* On the refineries and oil refining said Deputy Prime Minister ..

He said:
We did not get him for ambition and continue to import oil in spite of all the efforts and attract investors to build refineries and we embarked on the construction and invite specialized companies and this aspect is not encouraging for global companies in this sector ..

But what was in Karbala to build a new refinery, as well as in the distribution sector did not rise as it should be and the role of the private sector remains the sector at the state and this has to be part of his administration's effort investment for distribution.

Strategy and the prospects for the oil ministry

* Eating and Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee ministry word of his strategies as production and exploration and export, marketing and manufacturing and building staffs and training ..

He said the scheme of world oil production and the decline to 30.4% in the Middle East after it was 32% and has seen global prices for the years 1985 2011 stable but after 2003 began to rise with the necessary export for the years 2008 2009 while Iraq had a significant role in the stability of the processing globally, especially for the years 2011 2013 with the events of the Arab Spring and its implications and sanctions Iran ..

He added: projections indicate a rise in demand for energy, including fuel ratio ranging from 2530%, which is a very large number, and Iraq is one of the important countries and the basic and reliably in production and marketing ..

He and coffee to the ministry's efforts in exploration, he said:
Most areas of Iraq has not been explored, especially Western and particularly with regard to gas we have developed methods and processes of exploration with the latest equipment with the use of sophisticated software task in the treatment and we had reports of task praised by international companies ..

And is currently gearing up to tour with licenses for international companies, and we have negotiations with them ..

And that the minister to export policy through projects to build pipelines to transport crude oil to the port of Aqaba and another to Syria's Banias ..

in terms of the diversity of export outlets to world markets and are currently working studies and negotiations for the storage of Iraqi oil to meet the demand of international markets in nearby areas for the purpose of encouraging demand for it ..

He said coffee export process is not easy and you need to develop the skills and additions on an ongoing basis, despite our focus on the markets of Asia and how to get to our markets in Africa and Europe ..

On the strategy of the ministry in manufacturing ..

He said:
Our plans to build four refineries, but investing in a very limited ..

Amended to continue working to establish refinery in Karbala and capacity of 140 000 barrels and is considered the first of its kind and has the specifications and the receipt of offers hope for global companies about it in the month of June next ..

For the purpose of promoting and advancing the angels ministry and the provision of training and development opportunities explained coffee this side form us a national treasure within our projects coming and we have allocated them the necessary funds as well as forcing all companies with whom we have contracts that allocate training opportunities and amounts for courses Medium Per Mlakatna including courses abroad and gain experience certificate as well support for the Institutes of oil and oil in colleges, universities and provide them with modern software and hardware.

We are working on a follow-up to provide scientific missions to obtain graduate degrees from universities in the world in cooperation with international companies, particularly the terms of reference based on accuracy and speed of implementation ..

And also the importance of expanding the production capacity of the Petro-chemicals being dependent on gas.

In the opinion of the President of the advisers in talking about the big challenges in the importance and role of the refineries, and gas investment and, unfortunately, currently the major oil companies cleavage and this is not the right one ..

I call upon the enactment of the oil and gas, the national oil company ..

The refining industry and the liquidation

* Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil Fayad al-Moussawi, a professor at his word and accept the reality and the prospects for the refining industry and the liquidation and the ministry's efforts to develop projects that are implemented, he said: -

We complexes several refineries are distributed in Kirkuk, Salahuddin and Anbar and Nineveh, and the total production capacity of 190 000 barrels per day, in the intention of the addition of new units with maintenance and this has already been devastated, war and the blockade was added modules special task (isomerization) to improve the quality of gasoline for cars modern and then processed Angels and efforts Iraqi refinery in Salah al-Din, who is one of the newest and largest refineries as work continues rehabilitation unit to convert black oil into gasoline and energy 55 000 Bommel day as we add group generators (self) to refineries Salahuddin will be the completion of 54 tanks of various sizes and will be completed by the year 2014 and then Moussawi reviewed the work of the center and the refineries, which was established in Baghdad in 1953, and its production capacity reaches 180 000 barrels per day were added new units and followed by 3 sites in Diwaniyah and Samawah, operations continue building tanks in addition to the refinery and implementation of our companies in Iraq.

And there is a tendency for the government requiring the implementation of the refinery to invite investment companies through licensing round. As we have set up refineries in the south in 1969 and attached refineries Nasiriyah and Amarah and we have the units to improve gasoline and convert black oil into gasoline ..

It is the largest refinery in Nasiriyah and contains 18 units for crude oil processing and consists of two separate unit also has to produce electricity ..

And confirms that the Undersecretary refinery production of oil derivatives will reach (1.5) million and a half million barrels per day by the strategy set for the coming years ..

On the gas production Alsanl he is a 20% depreciation of the plan in the next year, we will stop importing because our company will increase its production to meet the local need ..

And continue the ministry is currently processing power stations, four products of gas and kerosene, liquid and dry as well as the processing of civil generators ..

At the conclusion of his talk about projects, the ministry pointed agent to the ministry's efforts to add new modules to convert black oil to gasoline refineries in Kahrblane Mosul and Basra, Maysan, and ..

Features of the strategic oil 2030

* Then the head of the advisers in the Council of Ministers Mr. Thamer Ghadhban revealing the presence of the features of the energy strategy up to the year 2030 and constitute the main ingredients in the economic supply and demand and resource allocation priorities ...

It features the main thrust Staratejah to implement an integrated national energy ..

The study gives a time period of 5 years to prepare, is also seeking about institutional maturity and call for investment as a framework for sustainable growth ..

Then Anger among the most prominent targets of this strategy that it meets the needs of local power, and encourage economic diversification, creating jobs, found an important role in energy markets, regional and global ..

And about the options available to the strategy said ..

The development and production of oil refineries and provide Tsriv oil and gas, and to achieve a balance between gas production and demand, technical mix for electricity generation, the production capacity of the associated industries, the introduction and establishment of studies for gas fields and export on credit near .. But for whom?

The strategy suggested for the creation of over 3 years for export and found it is better to go to neighboring countries ..

This means we have a rare and preparation of studies, including in the areas of contracts and sectoral laws and international marketing and technical information ..

The export problems and achievements of Marketing

* As Professor Jafar, Director General of the South Oil Company official pointed in gallery for modern energy Alkhoznip for export and put pumping stations, he said: -
We have warehouses were still out of service due to obsolescence and other destructive as a result of military strikes of years ago ..

But reservoirs Aadnaha service and faced other problems due to eat and presented ..

The total energy production Alkhoznip our three days and our ambition to raise the storage process to 5 days while showing production problems and stumbling Vendtr to return to the 3 day .. as we are currently working to complete the implementation of the giant tanks ..

The case applies to the problems of pumping stations and mostly old ..

It is time to create a new pumping stations ..

The ministry is working to find a power plants each pumping station to avoid Qtoat national electricity and stumbled pumping operations ..!

* The Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) last episode in oil operations and this is what he referred to the Director of the company, Dr. Falah al-Amiri said: -
Interrupted the activities of our company and its subsidiaries in Nineveh and Basra and work during the siege wars and then we had a few experiences and 300 employees ..

But we started to work for the years 2003-2006 to restore the organizational structure of the company and we have adopted the principle of administrative work and technical engineering developed in 2007, we were focusing on our product export to Asian countries such as India and China because the price is promising and the price of oil stable with transportation costs ..

We will try to keep the EU and the U.S. market in a balanced way ..

Hopes of prices and quantities of the Kirkuk oil are few, stable and mostly to Europe, America ..

And Iraqi oil pricing mechanism explained Ameri ..

Is put the foundations for a price quotation by (10) experts and pass a series of rings up to the minister and the department of economic and of course take several criteria, including the political situation, regional and international nature of supply and demand in the foreign market movement ..

* Then reviewed the company representative (Bp) Mr. Michael Features of the activities and the efforts of his company, noted that the total product of the company's fields during the three and a half years and reached amounts to 95 billion dollars ..

And that the signing of the service contract with the ministry back to the month of June 2009 and enough signal that since the year 2012 has become the production of our fields in Rumaila's second-largest production year .. The volume of investment (6) billion dollars up to the year 2014 ..

The company's initiatives to update and rehabilitation of all existing oil field reservoirs were removed more than 10 thousands of land mines ..

And then scan 1,800 km 2 seismically ....!

The economic value of licensing rounds

* Talked about this aspect expert in the Ministry of Oil Abdul Mahdi al-Amidi said: -
Did not happen for any oil country that has signed the contracts for the fields globally, totaling (19) a service contract .. a bold and courageous step ..

And the move paid off several things, including the promotion and production of open workshops and work experience in the implementation of modern methods and procedures tours .. This reflects the ministry's keenness to enter this field ..


Therefore, the focus was to ensure the success of this experiment through the efforts of the ministry on the front media and oil on many levels, including Parliament, organizations and street ..

Observes that what has been achieved (19) contract satisfactorily reflected in a substantial financial resources achieved through the fees companies, information and exceeded the amounts of one billion and 146 million dinars in favor of the customs and the Departments of Commerce and Interior. Were also realized the achievements of technology and technical transfer accumulated experience to reach with foreign companies as well as opportunities for on-site training for workers with companies in the bodies running the fields of sandy, Zubair, West Qurna and Missan and crazy and Halfaya and Garraf and other expert considers Amidi that infrastructure is still inadequate and did not designed to improve the infrastructure of the oil and other ministries and about the need for social services from companies operating said: - We asked Energy Commission in the allocation of Cabinet (5) million dollars from companies as a service to Awastakraj projects directed to social services for the benefit of people of the areas in which they operate those businesses.


Questions at the center ..

* Many questions fired by guests about the symposium, including marketing and Iraqi gas prices .. The question about the seriousness of the idea of ​​storing crude oil out of Iraq and the possibility of intercepting foreign companies legally and establish claims on Iraq ..

I think it also indicates the liquid hold incorrectly and cause harm to the interests of Iraq ..!

And another question about the government's policy to sell oil to Jordan and its economic return and a question about the position of the companies operating at reducing the production and the impact on the level of profitability ..

The question about the Ministry's policy in the case of fields shared with neighboring countries and the rights of Iraq in the near term .. and a question about the risks of oil ports floating in the sea and a question about the fate of the negotiations with the Kurdistan Regional Government on the ownership of the money and the position of the export organization Transparency International.

Has answered a number of those responsible for these observations directly ..

The role of the Iraqi Institute of Economic Reform in the symposium

* After administration of the symposium sessions and in his opinion, including launch of the ideas and the presentation of the achievements and challenges of the oil industry in Iraq during the ten years we asked Mr Raed Fahmi, a member of the Institute and a former minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology for the fate of the activities and recommendations of the seminar and Kiffa follow Amatrah with government agencies .. Vojabna: -

* Institute works within the mission to promote the reform on the basis of sound research and studies on the reality of the situation .. especially in the economic field and to provide information and encourage public debate the relationship between owners and competence ..


The symposium today (Iraq's oil industry after ten years of achievements and challenges) comes within the framework of our joint work with the economic institutions are important and especially oil because of the influence and prominent role in the motivations of development and the future ..

and Amatrah of questions and interventions inevitably will be elaborated in the recommendations and ideas and studies serve process planning, development and follow-up as well as inform and attract national experiences towards further studies and keep up with the strategies adopted by the state in many areas, including the development of the oil sector ..

* It is worth mentioning here .. That the seminar kicked off with a screening of a documentary prepared by the Information Department of the Ministry of Oil in the title (the story of Iraqi oil) and showed the presence of historic photographs of the fields Pope Karkar 1927 and footage of King Faisal II with representatives of international oil companies ..

And pictures of the first meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting global Baghdad in 1960 and shot to the late leader, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Law No. 80, your inventory of oil exploration and the creation of the national oil company and footage from the echo of the nationalization of oil in 1972 and pictures of the Iran-Iraq war from 1980 to 1988 and the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the fall of the dictatorial regime in 2003 and the efforts of reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Facilities oil and the effects of attacks Terrorist crisis and oil derivatives, and the ceremony was held to develop the Ahdab oil field and the licensing rounds and the establishment of Basra Gas Company ..

And the acceptance of Iraq in Transparency International and the project floating platforms and the announcement of the establishment of (4) as well as the ranks of pictures of development courses for employees and increase energy Alkhoznip Monument counters and pictures from the fields of Majnoon and Halfaya and Garraf and Rumaila .. etc..


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