Change warns of oil pass the agreement in its current form and it describes as "unconstitutional."

[yota691]

Change: 2017 budget an opportunity for al-Abadi to correct the wrong track in dealing with the people of Kurdistan

Thursday 01-12-2016 | 7:49:50

 

 

 

 

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Twilight News / Counting MP for the mass change Hoshyar Abdullah on Thursday 2017 budget opportunity in front of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to correct the wrong path toward the people of Kurdistan, warning pass the oil agreement and according to the formula sent by the government as the agreement is unconstitutional and that the reason for the continued suffering of the people Kurdistan.

Said in a statement responded to the Twilight News, that "the 2017 budget an opportunity for al-Abadi to correct the wrong track in dealing with the people of Kurdistan, during the past two years, he and his government act as if the Kurds are not part of the Iraqi people, and unfortunately behaved towards the issue of Kurdistan oil smuggling lowest level of the responsibility".

He added, "We, as deputies from the Kurdish blocs wary of passing the oil accord sent from the government also, because an agreement is unconstitutional first, and because it is a major cause of the suffering of the people of Kurdistan over the past two years, secondly," noting that "it is very shameful to be linked to the lives and livelihoods of people agreements along the lines of oil agreement between the province and the federal government. "

He continued that "if the federal government can not solve the problem of salaries of employees of the province can not remain in the political process, and if Abadi agreed with a particular party in the province at the expense of the continuation of the current situation will not be honored to be a part of the oil accord that caused this tragic situation experienced by the people of Kurdistan. "

Abdullah Abbadi called "to deal with the suffering of the people of Kurdistan, according to federal responsibilities, rather than evasion of responsibility and blame the other party, we all know today that there is no transparency in the oil's Kurdistan."

It is scheduled that the Iraqi Council of Representatives will vote in its meeting held on Thursday on the draft budget sent by the federal government law.

The legislative and executive branches have held over the past few days Ajtmat the materials discussed in the budget, including the budget of the Kurdistan region dotted Exchange since causing inability of the provincial government to pay the salaries of its employees.

[yota691]

Change warns of oil pass the agreement in its current form and it describes as "unconstitutional."

Political

 Since 01.12.2016 at 09:36 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad balances News

Block change Kurdish warned on Thursday to pass the oil agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil agreement because it is unconstitutional, Musharh out that the 2017 budget an opportunity for the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to correct its course "wrong" in dealing with the people of Kurdistan.

The MP said the bloc Hoshyar Abdullah in a statement received / balances News / copy of it, that "the 2017 budget an opportunity for al-Abadi to correct the wrong track in dealing with the people of Kurdistan, during the past two years, he and his government act as if the Kurds are not part of the Iraqi people, as it Unfortunately behaved towards the issue of Kurdistan oil smuggling lowest level of responsibility. "

Abdullah added, "We, as deputies from the Kurdish blocs wary of passing the oil agreement sent by the government as it is, because it is a constitutional agreement first, and because it is a major cause of the suffering of the people of Kurdistan over the past two years a second."

He continued, "It is very shameful to be linked to the lives and livelihoods of people agreements along the lines of the oil agreement between the province and the federal government."

And Abizaid Abdullah, "We support the deal with the oil file in the region with full transparency, and we believe it is the responsibility of the federal government to cut off the road on the smuggling of oil in any part of Iraq, especially since imports do not go into the pockets of the people, as it does not have any justification for their silence towards theft oil province by a certain point in light of the increasing suffering of the people of Kurdistan, day after day. "

He pointed out, that "if the federal government can not solve the problem of the region salaries of the staff can not remain in the political process, and if Abadi agreed with a particular party in the region at the expense of the continuation of the current situation will not be honored to be a part of the oil accord that caused this the tragic situation of the people of Kurdistan. "

The MP for the Bloc, that "al-Abadi to deal with the suffering of the people of Kurdistan, according to federal responsibilities, rather than evasion of responsibility and blame the other party, we all know today that there is no transparency in the oil's Kurdistan, and the duty-Abadi to take decisive action instead of to stand idly by and are stealing oil to the sights and the suffering and the deprivation of the people, ".anthy 29 / a 43

[235snack]

Oh boy, another headache coming on!  Won't these people every agree?

[eburt]

Like I said before the Kurds and the rest of GOI is so greedy and as long as Abadi have these clowns in office the HCL probably will never come into law because of greed and curruption.  Every year is the same old story we get close and nothing happens because of greed.  Hopefully it will take IMF and other countries to force Iraq and Kurds to do the right thing because of the investment deals that are awaiting for Iraq to get their act together....What a MESSSS

[boosterbglee]

World Bank should say.......no HCL......no loans! 

[Gypsygirl11]

25 minutes ago, boosterbglee said:

World Bank should say.......no HCL......no loans! 

Yup, I think so too.

[siberian_shaddow]

much appreciatedYota, Albadi has done everything to be fair to the Kurds with respect. they should look more to the all mighty Barzani and group and ask where the money has been going. And stop thinking of yourself and think of a Unified Iraq, but no they want it there way corruption take take take.

[Officiallytook]

1 hour ago, boosterbglee said:

World Bank should say.......no HCL......no loans! 

I'm believing they said something of the sorts...

 

Lift the Vail already...

[Laid Back]

Corruption is the main reason why the HCL is taking so long.!

Conduct an official financial examination (Audit) on oil production and sales.... Problem solved 

Go Budget

Go HCL 

Go RV

[King Bean]

So instead of complaining....step up and fix it. SOMEBODY do SOMETHING. ANYHING. Except move your lips. It's been sitting there waiting on action for how long now???

[four wheel drift]

1 hour ago, Laid Back said:

Corruption is the main reason why the HCL is taking so long.!

Conduct an official financial examination (Audit) on oil production and sales.... Problem solved 

Go Budget

Go HCL 

Go RV

Haven't people been put in l place just for these reasons?

1 more month of deception and lies, soon, imminent.

FWD

GO RV

 

[10 YEARS LATER]

7 hours ago, King Bean said:

So instead of complaining....step up and fix it. SOMEBODY do SOMETHING. ANYHING. Except move your lips. It's been sitting there waiting on action for how long now???

It's beyond exhausting, isn't it KB ! 

Hasn't this been in the works since 2005 ? Of course it feels like forever considering what we've been thru with these knuckleheads  

[King Bean]

13 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

Hasn't this been in the works since 2005 ?

Quick history, 10 years, for anyone interested courtesy Wikipedia. Since May 2007 it's been kicked around...or rather, sitting.

 

The Iraq Oil Law, also referred to as the Iraq Hydrocarbon Law  HCL was legislation submitted to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in May 2007. The legislation started when the U.S.- backed Iraqi cabinet approved a new oil law that was set to give foreign companies the long-term contracts and the safe legal framework they have been waiting for. The law rattled labor unions and international campaigners, who say oil production should remain in the hands of Iraqis. On March 10, 2007, prominent Iraqi parliamentarians, politicians, ex-ministers and oil technocrats urged the Baghdad parliament to reject Iraq's controversial hydrocarbon law, fearing that the new legislation would further divide the country already witnessing civil strife. On April 28, 2007, discussions turned contentious among the more than 60 Iraqi oil officials reviewing Iraq's draft hydrocarbons bill in the United Arab Emirates. But the dispute highlighted the need for further negotiations on the proposed law that was stalled in talks for nearly eight months, then pushed through Iraq's Cabinet without most key provisions. By December 2, 2007, The Bush administration was concerned that recent security gains in Iraq may be undermined by continuing political gridlock, and started pushing the Iraqi government to complete long-delayed reform legislation within six months.

On June 30, 2008, a group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of the largest fields in Iraq. In June 2008, the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced plans to go ahead with small one - or two-year no-bid contracts to Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — once partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company — along with Chevron and smaller firms to service Iraq’s largest fields. Several United States senators had criticized the deal, arguing it was hindering efforts to pass the hydrocarbon law.

By July 1, 2008, Iraq's government invited foreign firms Monday to help boost the production of the country's major oil fields, beginning a global competition for access to the world's third-largest reserves....Iraq Opens Oil Fields to Global Bidding.

By February 2009, Iraq has sweetened the terms it is offering international oil companies vying to develop the country’s reserves in the first concrete example of a global shift in power beginning to sweep through the oil industry. Iraq, which pre-qualified about 45 companies to bid on oil projects, plans to award contracts for the six partly developed and four undeveloped fields offered in its second licensing round by mid-December.

The Bush administration hired the consulting firm BearingPoint to help write the law in 2004. The bill was approved by the Iraqi cabinet in February 2007. The Bush administration considers the passage of the law a benchmark for the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. One stumbling block was the unpopularity of the law, as it is perceived by the Iraqi people. An opinion poll conducted in 2007 by Oil Change International and other groups shows 63% of Iraqis surveyed would "prefer Iraq's oil to be developed and produced by Iraqi state-owned companies [than] by foreign companies". This explains why the law had stalled in the Iraqi parliament. The new law authorizes production share agreements (PSAs) which guarantees a profit for foreign oil companies.

The central government distributes remaining oil revenues throughout the nation on a per capita basis. The draft law allows Iraq's provinces freedom from the central government in giving exploration and production contracts. Iraq's constitution allows governorates to form a semi-independent regions, fully controlling their own natural resources. Some critics have claimed that the new Iraqi Oil law was not needed since Iraq has the cheapest oil to extract. Other analysts have claimed that the no-bid contracts given to U.S oil companies constitute exploitation since many non-U.S companies would give the same service for shorter contracts and lower percentage of revenue.

[Boozer]

Don't feel bad Newsweek got it wrong too

[10 YEARS LATER]

3 hours ago, King Bean said:

Quick history, 10 years, for anyone interested courtesy Wikipedia. Since May 2007 it's been kicked around...or rather, sitting.

 

The Iraq Oil Law, also referred to as the Iraq Hydrocarbon Law  HCL was legislation submitted to the Iraqi Council of Representatives in May 2007. The legislation started when the U.S.- backed Iraqi cabinet approved a new oil law that was set to give foreign companies the long-term contracts and the safe legal framework they have been waiting for. The law rattled labor unions and international campaigners, who say oil production should remain in the hands of Iraqis. On March 10, 2007, prominent Iraqi parliamentarians, politicians, ex-ministers and oil technocrats urged the Baghdad parliament to reject Iraq's controversial hydrocarbon law, fearing that the new legislation would further divide the country already witnessing civil strife. On April 28, 2007, discussions turned contentious among the more than 60 Iraqi oil officials reviewing Iraq's draft hydrocarbons bill in the United Arab Emirates. But the dispute highlighted the need for further negotiations on the proposed law that was stalled in talks for nearly eight months, then pushed through Iraq's Cabinet without most key provisions. By December 2, 2007, The Bush administration was concerned that recent security gains in Iraq may be undermined by continuing political gridlock, and started pushing the Iraqi government to complete long-delayed reform legislation within six months.

On June 30, 2008, a group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to develop some of the largest fields in Iraq. In June 2008, the Iraqi Oil Ministry announced plans to go ahead with small one - or two-year no-bid contracts to Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — once partners in the Iraq Petroleum Company — along with Chevron and smaller firms to service Iraq’s largest fields. Several United States senators had criticized the deal, arguing it was hindering efforts to pass the hydrocarbon law.

By July 1, 2008, Iraq's government invited foreign firms Monday to help boost the production of the country's major oil fields, beginning a global competition for access to the world's third-largest reserves....Iraq Opens Oil Fields to Global Bidding.

By February 2009, Iraq has sweetened the terms it is offering international oil companies vying to develop the country’s reserves in the first concrete example of a global shift in power beginning to sweep through the oil industry. Iraq, which pre-qualified about 45 companies to bid on oil projects, plans to award contracts for the six partly developed and four undeveloped fields offered in its second licensing round by mid-December.

The Bush administration hired the consulting firm BearingPoint to help write the law in 2004. The bill was approved by the Iraqi cabinet in February 2007. The Bush administration considers the passage of the law a benchmark for the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki. One stumbling block was the unpopularity of the law, as it is perceived by the Iraqi people. An opinion poll conducted in 2007 by Oil Change International and other groups shows 63% of Iraqis surveyed would "prefer Iraq's oil to be developed and produced by Iraqi state-owned companies [than] by foreign companies". This explains why the law had stalled in the Iraqi parliament. The new law authorizes production share agreements (PSAs) which guarantees a profit for foreign oil companies.

The central government distributes remaining oil revenues throughout the nation on a per capita basis. The draft law allows Iraq's provinces freedom from the central government in giving exploration and production contracts. Iraq's constitution allows governorates to form a semi-independent regions, fully controlling their own natural resources. Some critics have claimed that the new Iraqi Oil law was not needed since Iraq has the cheapest oil to extract. Other analysts have claimed that the no-bid contracts given to U.S oil companies constitute exploitation since many non-U.S companies would give the same service for shorter contracts and lower percentage of revenue.

Great Find KB, Thanks "The Bush administration hired the consulting firm BearingPoint to help write the law in 2004. The bill was approved by the Iraqi cabinet in February 2007."

 - My error. Dang, but that was long ago. Thanks for clearing up my muddled memory