***** Shahristani: Kurdistan agree to export oil through the Sumo and require the deposit of proceeds into the Development Fund for Iraq

Wednesday, February 20, 2014 08:25
 
 

Twilight News / announced Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani, the approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government to export oil through the state marketing company SOMO.

 And visited the head of the provincial government Barzani and his accompanying delegation on Monday, the first to solve the problem of oil exports from the territory of the region through pipelines to Turkey, and speed up the approval of the general budget.

Shahristani said in an interview with the semi-official al-Iraqiya TV and seen by "Twilight News" that after hours of meetings, the two sides agreed on the representation of our brothers the Kurds in the institution Sumo and that this port is the only national responsible for the export of oil. He added, saying, "This is an important step forward."

Baghdad had threatened to sue Ankara and cut the region's share of the federal budget if exports flowed through the pipeline without its consent.

And the establishment of the line was completed late last year and began pumping oil in it since then to storage tanks at the Turkish port of Ceyhan, but exports did not depart from the port to provide an opportunity for diplomatic efforts.

Negotiations continued for several months but have made ​​little progress. Shahristani said that, there are still differences over the sharing of oil export revenues.

"The second issue is not solved yet is that they want to deposit oil export revenues in a special account for the region in the Development Fund for Iraq."

Being deposit proceeds from the sale of Iraqi oil in the Development Fund for Iraq in New York for the disbursement of Baghdad. And the right to receive a share of Kurdistan 17 percent but says it actually gets less frequently in recent weeks, Baghdad accused them of withholding funds which led to non-payment of salaries of government employees in Kurdistan.

Shahristani said the Ministry of Finance sent a now sufficient funds to pay the salaries of government employees for the Kurdish January but faced a liquidity crisis can not pay in February or after, unless the region resumed oil exports.


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Kurdistan: Request Baghdad to export our oil through the "Sumo" and "DFN" us at their mercy

   Wednesday, February 20, 2014 09:56

 

Twilight News / confirmed that the Kurdistan Regional Government that the supervision requirement Baghdad SOMO on the export of the region's oil revenue and deposit at the Central Bank (De FEA) American makes Kurdistan at the mercy of the federal government, citing not sent dues province of staff salaries and allowances.

Said   The official spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government Sven Dzia, told the newspaper "Middle East," pursued "Twilight News", that positive changes were observed in the position of the Federal Government of the outstanding issues, with the exception of what has been insisting Baghdad about the file of oil which is one of the most important issues that do not still stuck between the two parties.

He said Baghdad had no objection to the export of the region's oil, but stipulated that the supervision of the Company (SOMO) government on the mechanism of export sales and revenues and deposited with a bank (ie PDF) and then send the U.S. Federal Ministry of Finance to the region's share of Arbil.

Dzia Baghdad promised to request that he serve as "the territory is under the mercy evidence that they do not send staff entitlements region of salaries and allowances," he said, adding that the Government of the Territory does not object to the partnership between the two sides in all fields of oil extraction even sell it.

He added Dzia the party of the Kurdish condition to deposit the region's share of the proceeds to the branch CBI in the region and that the Government of the Territory is free to dispose of its share of the revenue after the ratification of its general budget in the Parliament of the region, noting that this point is the only one that left the two sides at odds on them .

And on Baghdad's failure to pay the salaries of provincial counting Dzia it's a clear violation of the constitution and the law, pointing out that "Baghdad are using this issue as a pressure on the political territory."

Dzia did not rule out that this act "in order to satisfy the masses of influential parties in the government because of the proximity of the elections of the Iraqi parliament."

He revealed Dzia that the Prime Minister of the region Naچervan Barzani insisted in Baghdad that this action was "unjustified and unacceptable and will not accept the people of Kurdistan to be at the mercy of one and asked them to review themselves on this subject and not to manipulate Bakot citizens for political gain election."

He criticized Dzia some Iraqi politicians who "still think the logic of the strong and the weak and the logic of exclusivity decision," stressing that "many of them must thank the region not to Antkaddoh because it provides economic ground fertile for Iraq in terms of security and stability experienced, but served them personally and many of them settled with their families in the provinces of the region away from the political climate and unstable security and terrorism in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities. "

He pointed out that "most of the officials and politicians in Baghdad, Iraq, attending five days, or less, per week and spend the weekend in the region."

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Naچervan Barzani has led a senior delegation from the region to visit Baghdad on Monday and held meetings with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other senior officials in his government to discuss ways of finding solutions to the disputes between Baghdad and Erbil on files of the budget and the oil and Alپeshmrگh, without reaching an agreement ending those files so far.


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02/20/2014 12:11
Kurdistan denies agreeing to export oil through the "Sumo"

Shahristani: the Kurds have agreed to export oil through the SOMO


BAGHDAD / Obelisk: A spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Sven Dzia, on Thursday, said that the region did not agree to export its crude oil through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO).

He said Sven Dzia, in a press statement that the last meeting between the federal government and the government of the region, although it did not solve all the problems, the positive changes were observed in the position of the Federal Government of the outstanding issues, with the exception of what has been insisting Baghdad about the file of oil which is one of the most important problems that still relationship between the two parties.

The Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani, has said in a television interview on Wednesday evening that the Kurds had agreed to export oil through the Sumo.

He said Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani said the Kurds had agreed to export crude oil from their region's autonomous through the State Oil Marketing Organization SOMO. This may help remove a major sticking point in the dispute between the two sides.

Among Disney emphasized that Baghdad does not object to the export of the region's oil, but the company (SOMO) government should oversee the mechanism of export sales and revenues and deposited with the Bank (PDF E) U.S. sending the region's share to Erbil. "Promised Dzia request Baghdad that serves as "Make the territory under their mercy."

He added that the Government of the Territory "does not object to the partnership between the two sides in all fields of oil and even sell the requirement to deposit the region's share of the proceeds to the branch of Central Bank of Iraq in the region and that the Government of the Territory is free to dispose of its share of the revenue after the ratification of its general budget in Parliament of the region, "noting that" this is the only point at which the two sides remained at odds on them. "

It is said that the Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan region and the Minister of Natural Resources region visited Baghdad on Monday to discuss the outstanding issues between the two sides and to promote efforts to settle the dispute with the central government on the region's oil exports through a new pipeline up to Turkey.

The provincial government has insisted in the past that you export the crude on its own terms, surpassing State Oil Marketing Organization SOMO Iraq.

Shahristani said in a television interview that he: After hours of meetings, the two sides agreed on the representation of our brothers in the Kurdish region in the institution Sumo and that this port is the only national responsible for the export of oil. He added, saying, "This is an important step forward."

Baghdad had threatened to sue Ankara and reduce the share of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi budget if exports flowed through the pipeline without its consent.


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An ad hoc committee violates Shahristani: No final agreement between Baghdad and Erbil

Thursday, February 21, 2014 08:45



Twilight Enoz / confirmed to the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary failure to reach a final agreement between Kurdistan and Baghdad on the export of oil, pointing to the continuing refusal of the Kurds to oversee Sumo Export.

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government Naچervan Barzani has led a senior delegation from the region to visit Baghdad in earlier meetings with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other senior officials in his government to discuss ways of finding solutions to the disputes between Baghdad and Erbil on files of the budget and the oil and Alپeshmrگh, without reaching an agreement ending those files so far.

Said committee member Mohammad Qasim in an interview with "Twilight News", "no agreement has been reached so far between Baghdad and Kurdistan and the dialogues are underway entirety suggestions offered by the federal government that oversees Sumo on the export of oil, while calling for the Kurds to a joint committee."

Mohammed said "the continuation of the dialogue, meetings and parties insisting on the settlement of the dispute."

And violates the interview with what was announced by Deputy Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani for approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government to export oil through the state marketing company SOMO.

The issue of the extraction, production and export of oil from the province of Kurdistan to Turkey by agreements between the two sides of the main points of disagreement between Erbil and Baghdad, where insists Erbil on the constitutionality of the procedures carried out by, as encountered in Baghdad to export oil without its consent and deposit amounts sold at SOMO.


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Shara: oil dispute between the region and the center will be completed soon

   February 21, 2014, 13:19
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BAGHDAD / newspaper straightness / Mustafa al-Araji - MP for the mass citizen parliamentary Furat al-Shara said on Friday that "the mutual visits between the Governments of the region and the center of the oil that will address the issues in dispute between the parties during the upcoming period.

Shara said in a statement (the newspaper of integrity) that "the mass of the citizen believes that moves occurring between Baghdad and Erbil during the current period will contribute significantly in addressing the oil crisis recently, explaining that" these visits would agree on a formula bilateral on how to export oil from the region.

Shara added that "these dialogues will discuss the dispute winning Supplement which includes forcing the province to export 400 barrels of oil a shift to the center.

He explained, "We've accomplished a lot of administrative and legal issues in the general budget, leaving only some of the files, including an extension to export oil through the territory of Kurdistan.

The new round of talks had been held between the Governments of the center and the province last Monday in Baghdad without reaching a final conclusion, despite the description of the atmosphere was positive.

It is noteworthy that a severe crisis erupted between Baghdad and Erbil on the back to stop the Kurdistan region in April 2012 to pump oil until further notice because of disagreements with Baghdad on the financial dues to oil companies operating in it.

The origin of the dispute between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil to oil contracts concluded by the region without the approval of the Iraqi central government and Baghdad, which was considered illegal, while the region confirmed that they are based on the Iraqi constitution and the bilateral agreements with the central government.


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