Tanker loaded with oil from the Kurdistan region approaching U.S. port

[rico1]

FYI all.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/us-usa-iraq-kurdishoil-idUSKBN0FY0KX20140729?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&rpc=76

 

(Reuters) - Acting on a request from the central government inIraq, a U.S. judge has signed an order telling the U.S. Marshals Service to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the Texas coast, court filings showed on Tuesday.

The United Kalavrvta tanker, carrying some 1 million barrels of crude worth about $100 million, arrived near Galveston Bay on Saturday but has yet to unload its disputed cargo. The ship, which is too large to enter ports near Houston and dock, was given clearance by the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday to transfer its cargo offshore to smaller boats that would deliver it to the U.S. mainland.

But Iraq's central government, in a court filing on Monday, laid claim to the cargo that it says was sold by the regional government of Kurdistan without permission from Baghdad, which has said such deals amount to smuggling.

To carry out the order from Magistrate Judge Nancy K. Johnson of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Marshals Service may need to rely on companies that provide crude offloading services.

The judge's order said the vessel would be allowed free movement after the cargo is unloaded.

The U.S. State Department has expressed fears that independent oil sales from Kurdistan could contribute to the breakup of Iraq, has said the oil belongs to all Iraqis, and warned potential buyers of legal risks. But it has also made clear it will not intervene in a commercial transaction.

The filings on Monday did not name the end-buyer of the cargo in the United States. AET Offshore Services, a company in Texas that had been hired to unload the tanker for the buyer, asked in a separate court filing whether Iraq's claims were valid.

Piecemeal oil exports have gone from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey and Iran by truck in the past, which Baghdad also opposed. But the opening of a new pipeline to Turkey earlier this year, which could supply the Kurds with far greater revenues, has met much fiercer opposition from Baghdad. One cargo of Kurdish crude was delivered in Houston in May to an unidentified buyer, and four other cargoes of Kurdish crude have been delivered this year in Israel.

The case is Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq v. Ministry of Natural Resources of Kurdistan Regional Governate of Iraq et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, No. 3:14-cv-00249.

[k98nights]

US Orders Seizure of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Oil Cargo

Petroleum on hands

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15:34 29/07/2014

MOSCOW, July 29 (RIA Novosti) - A US court has ordered marshals to seize a cargo of oil from Iraqi Kurdistan aboard a tanker off the Texas coast, Reuters reported Tuesday, referring to court filings.

The United Kalavrvta tanker was carrying about 1 million barrels of crude worth some $100 million, and arrived near Galveston Bay on Saturday. As it was too large to enter the port, the ship had to wait till Sunday for the US Coast Guard to give it clearance to transfer its cargo offshore to smaller boats for delivery to the mainland.

However, on Monday, Iraqi government said Kurdistan’s sale of oil amounted to smuggling as it was sold without Baghdad’s permission.

US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that “the cargo remains on board the ship at this time.”

“We believe that Iraq’s energy resources belong to the Iraqi people and certainly have long stated that it needs to go through the central government. And as you know, there’s an ongoing legal dispute in this case, which is – which obviously is something that we’re aware of and we’re closely following,” Psaki said, adding that US policy has not changed.

Authorities of Iraqi Kurdistan are in conflict with Baghdad over oil exports. In May, a cargo of Kurdish crude was delivered in Houston to an unidentified buyer, and four other cargoes have been delivered so far this year to Israel.

http://en.ria.ru/world/20140729/191442350/US-Orders-Seizure-of-Iraqi-Kurdistans-Oil-Cargo.html

[dontlop]

That ship was loaded about a month ago

It makes ya wonder how much Iraq will be charged for the ship

Eventually the oil will belong to the ship

And some ,,, possibly

A floating oil storage tank of crude oil sitting off the coast

Hmm

Imagine the cost of just the insurance they carry

Let's see how much damage could. Million gallons of oil do ?

5 billion ?

10?

[calkid11]

Thank you

[dontlop]

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[RVWITHME]

Sure, just go right on ahead and unload that 'thar oil and put it over yonder.

 

All done? Oops, looks like we're gonna have to confiscate that oil alter all....

 

 

This all just seems to be a convenient Smoke screen of the last final ramifications of the Maliki regime...I've got a hunch this's all one big game plan. To the outside world it looks like Iraq can't get along, their biggest asset is at a stall and the value of their currency just took a nose dive. It's basically because Maliki froze the Kurds cut in the budget because they got tire of his underhanded deals. It was mentioned why or what are they stalling for...actually they just bought some more time. The Kurds are not going anywhere the President is business as usual today building a new government.  The Supreme Court has time now to get this right the first time. The government can get rid of Maliki in about two weeks, one way or the other.  The new PM gives everyone amnesty for a new start and the Supreme Court lay down a structured framework of just how the cow will eat the cabbage from now on. The CBI puts a rate on the dinar that gets me in my bathroom with a putty knife scrappin' and whistling Dixie then we can never look back and none of us will ever wonder what happen to ...Iraq....

 

Hey Skeet, whatcha doing with a putty knife, scraping in the bathroom.... Getting those Dinars off the walls? Lol!

[skeetdog]

Yep, as soon as the rate gets worth the effort...right now it gives me focus on concentration...

[Happy Man]

And that will be 2000 train cars full of IQD to pay for it. 

Good thing for direct deposit...

 

 

Dont think bank systems can handle that kind of number of zeros

[skeetdog]

I really don't see in the big picture another alternative in which diversion would accompany efficiency. They filed a court order to confiscate their own oil that the ebullient of making the port security watch their oil while they get rid of Maliki's regime. They pumped three 3 tanker ships full of oil to ports that will be customers when this's all said and done. There unloading the tanker and the tanker should be returning about the time it looks like there will be some type of decision handed down. The big kicker would for everyone to sell back their dinar over this, which there have been suggestive articals stating it's best to at least get the current rate now as to Iraq vanishing in another week and I don't have to use RVWITHME's putty knife...  

[RVWITHME]

Yep, as soon as the rate gets worth the effort...right now it gives me focus on concentration...

 

Too funny Skeet, and NO you can't use my putty knife, I'm gonna need it myself.

 

[skeetdog]

Damn the luck...lol...

[gymrat76541]

Ain't this like the conflict diamonds in Africa?

 

[yota691]

 

 

Oil Ministry welcomes and commends the decision to eliminate the U.S. confiscated shipment of oil from Kurdistan

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BAGHDAD ((eighth day))

Welcomed the Iraqi Oil Ministry, on Tuesday, the position of the American judiciary confiscated shipment "Kurdish oil" from a tanker off the coast of Texas after a request from Iraq, and vowed to prosecute with and follow all shipments out of Iraq, appealed to the international community to the protection of the oil wealth.

 

He said ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said in a statement seen by the agency ((eighth day)): "The Iraqi Oil Ministry welcomes and commends the decision to eliminate the U.S. confiscated shipment shipment of oil from Kurdistan on board the tanker off the coast of Texas and at the request of the central government," noting that "the move came as a result of steps taken by the ministry with respect to this matter."

 

Jihad said that "the ministry will and through the legal authorities to pursue and prosecute all shipments that came out of Iraq", appealing to the international community to "protect Iraq's oil wealth."

 

The American judge signed Tuesday, will be confiscated shipment "Kurdish oil" from a tanker off the coast of Texas after a request from Iraq.

 

It is noteworthy that Iraq has filed a lawsuit today in the Texas court to demand the acquisition of a shipment of crude oil from the Kurdistan region of Iraq Baghdad says it was sold without her permission. Ended p. D

[TBomb]

US judge says Kurdish tanker near Texas out of court's jurisdiction

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(Reuters) - A US judge said on Tuesday her court "has no jurisdiction" over a tanker near Texas loaded with Kurdish crude oil it is some 60 miles meaning the order she issued to seize the $ 100 million cargo cannot be enforced at this time.

Federal magistrate Nancy K. Johnson said the dispute between Iraq's central government and the Regional Government of Kurdistan should be resolved in Iraq. (Reporting By Anna Driver and Kristen Hays; Editing by Terry Wade)

 

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[Butifldrm]

Oil calls for the Federal Court to resolve the lawsuit filed against the Kurdish natural resources

 

BAGHDAD - Iraq Press -29 July: called on the Ministry of Oil, on Tuesday the Federal Court to decide the case is submitted in connection with her against the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region.

 

He said ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said that "the oil ministry filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Department of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region, because it has to export oil illegally and without reference to the oil ministry or the federal government, and we are going to decide legal proceedings before the court."

 

Jihad said that "Oil Marketing Sumo demanded all markets, global oil and all the companies and all the ports not to deal with the oil that is to take it out of Iraq illegally, without the consent of the federal government and the oil ministry and the ministry warned those who are dealing with this oil exposure to prosecutions. "

 

Iraq and win a lawsuit to confiscate Iraqi oil shipment chest Kurds to America after the signing of an American judge, on Tuesday, will be confiscated shipment "Kurdish oil" from a tanker off the coast of Texas after a request from Iraq.

 

And global agencies reported today that the "U.S. judge signed an order to confiscate a shipment of blister Kurdish tanker off the coast of Texas after a request from Iraq."

 

 

The tanker arrived at United Kalaverwta carrier about a million barrels of crude oil worth about $ 100 million off the coast of Texas, but did not unload its cargo after disputed.

 

 

The U.S. government has expressed fears that contribute to sales independent oil from Kurdistan in the disintegration of Iraq, said the U.S. State Department that the oil belongs to all Iraqis and warned potential buyers for the shipment of legal risks, but also indicated that it will not interfere in the business deal. Ended. Q.

http://www.iraqpress...p=79101〈=ar

 

[Maggie123]

Thank You TBomb And Buti For Keeping Us Up On This... Much Appreciated.

 

That Is A Pretty WEAK Warning From Our Guberment If They Truly Have "Fears" About "The Disintegration Of Iraq". IMHO

 

"The U.S. government has expressed fears that contribute to sales independent oil from Kurdistan in the disintegration of Iraq, said the U.S. State Department that the oil belongs to all Iraqis and warned potential buyers for the shipment of legal risks, but also indicated that it will not interfere in the business deal."

 

[dontlop]

Don't worry if the central govt of Iraq keeps harassing the Kurds the Kurds will file a law suit on the 15 the of July to put an end to it because the Kurds told everyone the Supreme Court all ready resolved this

That must be why turkey won't release any money to the Kurds

And why the courts will tie up the oil in Texas

Those Kurds screw everything up for themselves freaking idiots

No wonder the us pulled out

Its a country of jackasses

[sandfly]

THANKS

[yota691]

GMT 0:58 2014 Wednesday, July 30th : Last Update

Washington was ready to seize oil tanker off the Kurd from Texas

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U.S. authorities Tuesday expressed its willingness to confiscate oil worth 100 million dollars from a tanker anchored off the coast of Texas after the Iraqi government told a federal court that the U.S. oil was transferred illegally from Iraq's Kurdistan region. 

 And still the tanker "United Kalaverwta" in international waters about 100 km in the water, but speaking Americans said that if the tanker dropped off its cargo of crude oil in smaller vessels to enter American waters, the authorities will implement an order issued by a federal judge to confiscate the shipment. 

 

A spokesman for U.S. law enforcement authorities to Dave Oni told AFP that "we do not do the referee after. At the present time, we are monitoring the situation." 

 

In late Monday issued a Houston Judge Nancy Johnson ordered forfeiture after he made the Iraqi Oil Ministry at the request of the court to prevent the delivery of oil to the buyer, who said the court records he Talami Treadeng company registered in the British Virgin Islands. 

 

According to the complaint and the Iraqi Oil Ministry submitted to the court that the Kurdistan Regional Government pumped and exported illegally oil from northern Iraq through Turkey, where it was loaded on a tanker in the port of Ceyhan in late June, / June 

 

The complaint added that "the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan region, which has uploaded the consignment is not the owner of the oil .. which was obtained illegally." 

 

The tanker arrived next to Galveston Bay last week, but he has not been any action to unload its cargo. 

 

The ship was carrying more than a million barrels of crude oil worth about 100 million dollars. 

 

U.S. officials said Washington would prefer always the supervision of the central government in Baghdad on any sales of oil. 

 

She said State Department spokeswoman Jane Bsaki told reporters that "the policy of the United States is opposing the sale of oil outside the framework of the central government in Iraq."

[yota691]

Urgent ... America did not confiscate the shipment of oil to the Kurdish presence outside the U.S. coast

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 07:11

 

[Follow-up - where]

The U.S. government announced that it did not confiscate the shipment of oil exported from the Kurdistan region and that this consignment found off the coast of the U.S. and it's in its current location is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Jane Bsaki at a news conference we believe that Iraqi oil should be issued by the central government in Iraq.

The Iraqi government has succeeded in persuading the U.S. judicial authorities to issue a warrant to confiscate shipment of oil coming from the Kurdistan region on board a tanker off the coast of Texas south of the United States.

It has ordered Judge Nancy Johnson, book load and impounded until the determination of the dispute between Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to act on the oil resources in areas under the control of the Government of Arbil.

U.S. authorities need to implement it, to rely on companies that provide services unloading of crude oil in the region of Galveston Bay. The Iraqi government said it has contracted with a U.S. company for this purpose and it will bear the costs of transport and storage of the shipment.

The U.S. Coast Guard has agreed Monday on a tanker that can not enter the port of Galveston near Houston because of its large size the transfer of cargo through the smaller vessels for shipment to the U.S. mainland.

The value of the tanker loaded with about one million barrels of crude oil, about 100 million dollars and reached the Texas coast last Saturday.

The Iraqi government said in the lawsuit filed Monday, that the shipment was sold without its permission, and demanded that U.S. authorities confiscated and booked.

Prior to the Iraqi government that asked the Kurdistan Regional Government to stop exporting oil through Turkey, note that the load seized in the Texas coast has been shipped from Turkey on June 23 last year, and changed its course many times before it reaches the coast of America. End

[Butifldrm]

Yesterday's State Department Briefing:

 

QUESTION: The Kurdish oil tanker?

MS. PSAKI: Yes.

QUESTION: You were right yesterday. I was incorrect.

MS. PSAKI: That may be Lesley’s question, too. Okay.

QUESTION: (Inaudible.)

QUESTION: So thank you for setting us straight yesterday.

MS. PSAKI: Sure.

QUESTION: What you said was what was happening, it’s still there. Now that a judge has ruled that that oil should be seized, what happens now and whose responsibility is it in terms of the U.S. Government?

MS. PSAKI: So the Government of Iraq, we understand, has filed suit – they filed suit yesterday in a Texas court against the cargo onboard the tanker. It remains anchored outside of U.S. jurisdiction off the coast of Texas. So the current – because of the current location, the government – the preliminary measure is – the measure that was done to seize the cargo was done in case the cargo enters into U.S. jurisdiction. It has not yet entered into U.S. jurisdiction, and once – our understanding is that if the oil enters into U.S. jurisdiction, the court order against the cargo could be enforced. But at this point in time, it remains – the cargo remains on the ship, which is outside of jurisdiction.

QUESTION: Have you been in communication with the people running this ship about their intentions and what you would like to see them do?

MS. PSAKI: Well, I think our policy remains the same. There’s obviously a legal case here, and given that, we certainly recommend that the parties make their own decisions with advice from their counsels. There’s a legal case. Our policy position remains the same, which is that we believe that oil should be transferred through the central government of Iraq. But again, this is a case where because it’s not in our jurisdiction, there’s little we can do at this point in time.

QUESTION: But apart from the legal case, if that was not there, would you have a problem with this oil being offloaded, being sold?

MS. PSAKI: Well, I think --

QUESTION: I mean, is there some kind of a legal restriction apart from this current case? Is there – does the U.S. policy include some – a ban on Kurdish oil coming into the U.S. unless it comes through --

MS. PSAKI: I’m – I’d have to check, Matt, but our policy position you’re very familiar with.

QUESTION: Right. But I mean, but it’s not prohibited by the U.S., is it?

MS. PSAKI: Well, but it’s U.S. policy that we’d oppose the selling of outside of the central government of Iraq.

QUESTION: Well, but you can oppose a lot of things that are not illegal, right?

MS. PSAKI: I’m sure we can, but it doesn’t mean that we’d participate in it or support it.

QUESTION: No, I’m just wondering if the – if policy includes a ban on the transfer or sale of Kurdish oil outside --

MS. PSAKI: I will check and see if there’s a legal ban. I can just do about one or two more here.

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/07/229907.htm#IRAQ

[yota691]

Washington: Kurdistan oil tanker anchored outside U.S. waters and we can not confiscate

 

07/30/2014 15:24:00

       Washington: Kurdistan oil tanker anchored outside U.S. waters and we can not confiscate

 

She said the U.S. State Department, said the tanker, carrying a cargo of oil from the Kurdistan Region anchored outside U.S. waters off the coast of Texas, and a court order to confiscate the cargo will be carried out only when you enter the ship's territorial waters of the United States. 
said Jane Sacchi, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, told reporters: "shipment did not enter the After the legal jurisdiction of the United States ... What can enter into legal jurisdiction the U.S., the court order on the shipment can be implemented. " 
said Sacchi said the United States believes that the oil from the Kurdistan Region must be transferred through the Iraqi central government. 
said Sacchi: "Once again, this issue is not within our competence to Aimkna legal, we can do little or nothing at this stage." PUKmedia for Reuters

[Butifldrm]

 

Kurdistan region of addressing America on the detention and alleged shipment of oil to export constitutionally

 

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Tomorrow's Press / Baghdad: The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region, on Wednesday, that the government of the region sent a letter to the court in the U.S. state of Texas on the decision of detention-bound shipment of oil from the region to the United States, arguing that the exported oil constitutionally.

The Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq drastically in a statement seen by "tomorrow Press", "The team's lawyer Kurdistan Regional Government sent a letter to the U.S. court in Texas to clarify allegations Baghdad about the unconstitutionality of the oil exported from the Kurdistan region and its demand book shipment of oil region Source to America, "stressing that" the shipment of crude oil has been produced and exported and sold in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of Iraq. "

Hawrami added that "the central government can not earn the issue of the disputed Kurdish oil," pointing out that "the region's oil is produced and shipped and exported and sold in accordance with the rights guaranteed by the Kurdistan region of Iraq's constitution."

He said that Hawrami "territory demanding compensation for the dues that were not paid by Baghdad, according to the Constitution and the laws of Iraq."

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has welcomed, on Tuesday, the decision of the U.S. court included the confiscation of the tanker "United Kalavrepetta" that carry about one million barrels of Iraqi crude oil getaway from the Kurdistan region of Iraq through Turkish ports, built to international cooperation in reducing smuggling and illegal sale of oil in the world.

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[yota691]

Addressing drastically Baghdad: not profiting lawsuit

02:31:30 / 07/2014

 

Khandan - The Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government for the registration of the Kurdistan Regional Government filed a lawsuit against the heavily secured Iraqi central government.

 

He revealed drastically and Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government to clarify on the official website of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said team lawyers returning to the provincial government, sent a letter to the Texas Court to clarify the allegations of the Iraqi government, which recorded a case at the Court of Texas to demand the confiscation of crude oil that has been produced and exported legally According to the constitution and the laws of Iraq by the Kurdistan Regional Government, adding that the letter include severe responses to the allegations of the Iraqi government.

 

The Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Iraqi government seeks in the international courts and the Federal Court of Iraq to get what they did not grant it until the Iraqi constitution, stressing that he will not be able to Iraqi government nail lawsuit filed, because the oil province of Kurdistan crude is produced and loaded and exported in accordance with the according to the law and the rights of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the Iraqi constitution.

 

The Minister of Natural Resources also said that the Kurdistan Regional Government will clarify all the facts in front of international courts on constitutional rights usurped by the Iraqi government, noting that the federal government will not win the lawsuit filed against the Texas Court.

[Butifldrm]

Kurdistan address a U.S. court on oil shipment 

22 they saw, Date Published: 16:45, 30/07/2014

 

(Independent) .. revealed the Kurdistan Regional Government to talk to her in a U.S. court in Texas held on shipment of crude oil, the Kurdish "to refute the allegations of Iraq's central government, which says that the oil was issued illegally."

A statement from the provincial government that it said in a letter addressed to the U.S. court that Baghdad was failing to fulfill its obligations in Kurdistan, which increases the need for the region to export oil at a time when it is fighting the flow of more than a million refugees in recent months as a result of attacks by fighters of the Islamic State.

The Minister of Natural Resources in the region, Ashti Hawrami said in a statement posted on the Kurdistan government website that the central government can not earn the issue of Kurdish oil disputed because crude is produced and shipped and exported and sold in accordance with the rights of the Kurdistan region guaranteed by the constitution.

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Kurdistan region: ready to attend to any foreign court fighting us through which the central government over oil

 

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The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region, on Wednesday, that the government of the region sent a letter to U.S. District Court in Texas on the decision of detention shipment of oil en route from the region to the U.S. territory, as expressed willingness to attend to any foreign court trying the federal government to "fight" territory.

The Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government drastically in a statement received (range Press) copy of "The group's lawyer Kurdistan Regional Government sent a letter to the U.S. court in Texas to clarify allegations Baghdad about the unconstitutionality of the oil exported from the Kurdistan region and its demand book shipment of oil exporter's territory to America, "noting that" the shipment of crude oil has been produced and exported and sold in accordance with the Constitution and the laws of Iraq. "

Hawrami said that "the central government can not earn the issue of the disputed Kurdish oil," pointing out that "the region's oil is produced and shipped and exported and sold in accordance with the rights guaranteed by the Kurdistan region of Iraq's constitution."

He said that Hawrami "territory demanding compensation for the dues that were not paid by Baghdad, according to the Constitution and the laws of Iraq," stressing at the same time, "the Government of the region's readiness to appear before any foreign court where the federal government is trying to fight us."

 

The Iraqi Oil Ministry filed suit in Texas court to demand the acquisition of a shipment of crude oil from the Kurdistan region, says it was sold without her consent.

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