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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101004/wl_mideast_afp/iraqenergyoilreserves? BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq reported on Monday a sharp rise in proven oil reserves that saw it leapfrog Iran into third place worldwide, as the war-battered country seeks to rebuild its crude-dependent economy. The new figure of 143.1 billion barrels of oil represents a 24-percent increase over the old level of 115 billion barrels, but still leaves Iraq ranking behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela in terms of known reserves, according to OPEC data. "Iraq's oil reserves which are extractable are 143.1 billion barrels," Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said at a news conference in Baghdad, noting this excluded any reserves in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. A further 33.486 billion barrels was non-extractable, said Shahristani. Iraq, he added, now had 66 oilfields, including seven supergiant fields, with 71 percent of all reserves concentrated in the south, 20 percent in the north and nine percent in the centre. Shahristani said known reserves at the West Qurna supergiant oilfield now totalled 43 billion barrels, making it the second biggest oilfield in the world. The minister noted most of the increase in reserves came from West Qurna and nearby Zubair. He said details of the new figures would be passed on to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries later on Monday, but some analysts raised concerns over the newly reported levels. "In the longer term, bigger reserves mean a bigger production quota since reserves are one of the factors used to calculate the (OPEC) members' relative production quotas," Ruba Husari, the founder and editor of iraqoilforum.com, told AFP. "But the announcement is bound to raise questions within OPEC as to the methodology used to confirm the new reserves." Husari said the announcement "came as a surprise because there has been little activity to justify it and whatever is currently being carried out at some of the fields in southern Iraq, such as 3-D seismic surveys, is still in the early stages." Energy analysts previously said they expected the figure of 115 billion barrels to rise, as little to no exploration was conducted during the rule of now-executed dictator Saddam Hussein. Iraq depends on crude oil exports for 95 percent of government revenue, and is trying to upgrade outdated infrastructure and spur economic growth after being crippled by decades of conflict and sanctions. It currently produces about 2.4 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), but last year awarded contracts with foreign energy firms to exploit 10 oilfields in the hopes of upping its production as much as five-fold. As part of its plan to ramp up output, it is seeking to build up its infrastructure for energy exports, though analysts have said its target of upwards of 10 million bpd in the coming years is too high. Last month, Iraq signed a deal with Turkey to extend its use of the Ceyhan pipeline for a further 15 years, and also reached an agreement with Syria to build two pipelines connecting it to Mediterranean sea ports. Iraq is also looking to increase its production of gas, with a public auction slated for October 20 where international companies can bid for the rights to exploit three gasfields. As with the country's two oilfield auctions last year, successful companies are paid fixed prices, not a share of the profits. The country's parliament has yet to pass a key hydrocarbons law, however, discussion of which has been repeatedly delayed. Adoption of the law, which would regulate the sector and divide responsibility between Baghdad and Iraq's provinces, has been held up for three years due to disagreements between MPs from the country's various communities.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=137544 Oil minister: Iraq’s oil reserve 505b barrels October 4, 2010 - 11:51:44 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq’s oil reserve underground is estimated at 505 billion barrels, the Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrastani said on Monday. “The reserve that can be extracted is estimated at 134 billion barrels,” al-Shahrestani told the press. He explained that the estimations were made in coordination with “oil companies.” “The al-Qurna oilfield in Basra (southern Iraq) is the biggest in the country, with a reserve totaling at 43 billion barrels,” al-Shahrestani added. He noted that the al-Qurna oilfield is the second biggest throughout the world.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=137548 Census postponed to Dec. 5 October 4, 2010 - 12:52:09 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi Council of Ministers has decided to postpone the census of 2010 until December 5 the same year. “The decision was made during the council’s session yesterday,” said an official statement of the Iraqi cabinet posted online on Monday. It explained that the decision comes to give enough time to deal with all the problems related to the census process. MH (P)/SR

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/2/185879/ Iceland Trade delegation to visit Kurdistan Monday, October 4th 2010 10:45 AM Sulaimaniyah, Oct. 4 (AKnews) – A trade delegation from Iceland is expected to visit the Kurdistan Region in the near future to seek business opportunities and strengthen bilateral relations, according to the Kurdistan Exports and Imports Union (KEIU). The visit comes in response to an earlier visit by a 22-member KEIU delegation to Iceland in late September where they stayed for seven days and met with the country’s key officials. “A high profile trade, economy and health delegation is expected to visit Kurdistan” said Bakhtyar Mala Ahmed, KEIU’s media official, “moreover, a number of huge companies (from Iceland) are also planning to participate in the Sulaimaniyah International Trade Fair which is set to take place no Nov. 11”. The KEIU visit to Iceland grabbed the attention of the country’s officials as “this was the first official visit of the Kurdistan Region to Iceland” Mala Salih quoted Taha Karim, representative of the KEIU in Iceland. Ry/Ka/AKnews

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/185846/ Egypt says conditions not conducive for Mideast peace talks Monday, October 4th 2010 9:34 AM Erbil, Oct. 4 (AKnews) – The Egyptian Foreign Minister has said that the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are unlikely to resume unless Israel extends the freeze on West Bank settlement construction, according to CNN reports. Following meetings on Sunday with the U.S. mediator George Mitchell, Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Aboul Gheit told reporters that the conditions for the peace talks to continue are “not suitable” as long as Israel continues building settlements on land that the Palestinians consider to be a part of their future state. Israel’s moratorium on new West Bank construction came to an end on September 26 and work on new projects began almost immediately. The Palestinians in turn have repeatedly threatened to break off talks with Israel unless the construction work stops. The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gheit and Mitchell met in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the peace talks which resumed in September after an 18-month suspension. Following the meeting, Gheit told reporters that he had asked the U.S. to push both parties toward a resumption of the talks, saying that Egypt would do the same, “to achieve the goal of an Israel settlement freeze to maintain the security of negotiations." Former U.S. Senate leader and Washington’s Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, said on Sunday that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians would be reached through direct negotiations but acknowledged that the process is “difficult”. "We know that there have been and will be many more obstacles. But we must work to overcome the challenges, and we're doing so." The Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Nettanyahu, who heads a coalition government in Israel dominated by pro-settlement factions, has refused to extend the moratorium, though he has said that he may limit the scale of construction on certain projects. For the Palestinians, the settlements, built on land captured by Israel in 1967 during the Middle East war, are eating away territories which they would like to see as part of an independent Palestinian State. The World Court has deemed the Israeli West Bank building projects illegal under international law. Karl Allen (AKnews): k.allen@aknews.com

http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/185911/ Badr group leader denies rift with the ISCI Monday, October 4th 2010 12:43 PM Baghdad, Oct. 4 (AKnews) - The head the armed wing of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq (ISCI), said on Monday that the group's position is in line with the ISCI and dismissed allegations of disputes between them due to the Shia milita group attending National Coalition (NC) meetings despite the ISCI’s boycott. Badr group leader, Hadi al-Amiri who was present at last Friday’s NC meeting where the outgoing Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, was nominated as the coalition’s sole candidate for the premiership, described relations with the ISCI led by Ammar al-Hakim as “consistent”. “The relationship between the Badr Organization and the ISCI is strategic and strong ... The two parties are united and coherent.” “…rumors about a rift between us are unfounded,” Amiri said. The ISCI, a key element of the Iraqi National Alliance (INA), also led by al-Hakim, refused to attend the series of NC meetings last week which culminated in Maliki’s nomination. The INA and the State of Law Coalition (SLC) led by Maliki, both Shia-dominated lists, merged in May to form the National Coalition (NC) in a bid to gain the parliamentary majority necessary to form the next government. Fearing Maliki’s alleged tendency to act unilaterally and offer positions of authority to his personal supporters, many INA members, vehemently opposed Maliki’s bid for a second term in power. In September the INA elected its own candidate for the PM’s office, current Iraqi Vice President, Adel Abdul Mahdi who stood against Maliki in the NC’s internal vote on Friday to select a sole PM candidate. Reported by Haider Ibrahim

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/10/201010462122529481.html? Iraq's oil ministry has announced a significant increase in its oil reserves. Officials said on Monday that proven oil reserves currently stood at 143.1 billion barrels. Previous estimates put the figure at around 115 billion barrels. Iraq was ranked fourth in the world for its oil reserves - after Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran. The country's western region is still largely unexplored but is believed to hold large quantites of oil. Iraq's crude oil exports rose in September to 2.021 million barrels per day from 1.789 million bpd the previous month, an Iraqi oil official said on Saturday.

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http://www.aknews.com/en/aknews/4/179639/ Parliamentary blocs meet to discuss Abdul-Mahdi's nomination Monday, September 6th 2010 2:40 PM Baghdad, Sept. 6 (AKnews) – Leaders from the al-Iraqiya list and the State of Law Coalition (SLC) will meet on Monday to discuss the implications the of the Iraqi National Alliance (INA)’s nomination of the republic’s Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi as its candidate for the prime minister’s post. SLC member Houssein al-Yasiri said that Al-Iraqiya and the SLC are closer now and was optimistic about the arranged talks, “We hope that the dialogues and meetings between the parties will accelerate the formation of a national partnership government." Abdul Mahdi’s nomination came after the SLC called on the INA to name one candidate to compete with SLC leader Nouri al-Maliki for the nomination of a single candidate for the prime minister’s post. The INA and SLC, both Shia-dominated groups, formed a super bloc in May known as the National Coalition (NC) in order to gain enough seats in the 325 seat parliament to form the next government. Many prominent members of the INA objected to Nouri al-Maliki’s candidature for a number of reasons including his “tendency to act unilaterally”. Maliki’s insistence on retaining the premiership led to the INA suspending talks with the SLC in July. On Friday, the INA elected the current Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi as its nominee for the prime minister’s position. Yasiri told AKnews on Sunday evening that a 14-member “arbitrators’ committee” which includes representatives from his bloc and the INA will now decide on a mechanism for electing a prime ministerial nominee to represent both groups, in the presence of a representative from the Sunni-dominated al-Iraqiya bloc to monitor the process ." Together the SLC and INA have 159 seats but remain four seats short of the 163-member majority needed to form the next government. Al-Iraqiya, led by former PM Ayad Allawi came first in the March elections by securing 91 seats. The State of Law Coalition (SLC) led by Maliki ended up second with 89 seats. The INA came third with 70 seats In late March, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court ruled that the bloc that has the highest number of seats when parliament convenes will be entitled to form a government and not the party that won the highest number of seats in the election. The court’s decision meant al-Iraqiya was not automatically allowed to form the next government. This decision paved the way for political maneuvering by the different blocs and the emergence of larger coalitions. Six months after the general elections in Iraq, political leaders have been unable to come to any agreements over the formation of the next government. The principal stumbling block has been the dispute over the post of prime minister for which neither Maliki nor Allawi is willing to relinquish his claim. Reported by May Jader Rn/Ka/AKnews

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http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=136326 INA says doesn’t trust Maliki to run strong government August 31, 2010 - 08:11:44 BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi National Alliance (INA) doesn’t trust that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has the ability to execute programs conducive to a strong government, said Shiite cleric of the INA, Sheikh Jalal al-Din al-Sagheer. “The INA is still in its position that it doesn’t support the nomination of Maliki for a second term in office,” al-Sagheer told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He explained that the problem is with the program that al-Maliki ran as a prime minister over the past four years. “I call on the Dawlat al-Qanoon Alliance (headed by Maliki) to change their nominee for the premiership position with someone other than Maliki,” al-Sagheer added. MH (P)/SR