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Reform Eludes Iraq's Oil Sector

 APRIL 20, 2017 | 09:20 GMT   
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Iraq's lawmakers have been discussing measures to reform the vital energy sector for more than a decade. But so long as the divisions between and within the country's political groups persist, the reforms will be stuck in a legislative stalemate. (HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI/AFP/Getty Images)

Forecast

  • Divisions between and within Iraq's Sunni Arab, Shiite Arab and Kurdish populations will continue to thwart efforts to reform the country's oil and gas sector.
  • A bill proposing to reinstate the Iraqi National Oil Company will be the least contentious of these measures.
  • Still, as elections approach, leaders from Iraq's various Shiite political factions will try to jockey for influence in the country, compounding the legislative gridlock. 

Analysis

After just over 10 years of debate, amendment and repeated rejection in Parliament, Iraq's landmark oil bill is no closer to passing. The Cabinet first introduced the draft law in February 2007 to revamp and jump-start the country's crucial oil and gas sector after the fall of longtime leader Saddam Hussein. And though the intervening decade has done little to address the underlying factors that paralyzed Baghdad's attempt at reforming the energy industry, that hasn't stopped the country's leaders from trying. Since taking office in August, for instance, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Luaibi has steered Iraq's energy policy in a more pragmatic direction. The legislature will soon debate the latest iteration of a bill to reinstate a national oil company to oversee the country's smaller, regional firms, and al-Luaibi recently announced that Baghdad is exploring new contract models for foreign investors. Leaders such as Shiite National Alliance head Ammar al-Hakim, meanwhile, have proposed various plans to reconcile Iraq's different stakeholders to end the country's political gridlock. Even so, the differences between and within Iraq's Sunni Arab, Shiite Arab and Kurdish communities will continue to undermine progress in the oil and gas sector, particularly with elections looming on the horizon.  

Mapping Iraq's Discord

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a map is just as valuable in assessing the challenges facing the Iraqi government. The country's oil production, which even at today's depressed oil prices generates roughly 30 percent of its gross domestic product, is concentrated in just a handful of areas. In southern Iraq, the predominantly Shiite province of Basra alone accounts for roughly two-thirds of the country's oil production; were it a country, Basra would be among the world's top 10 oil producers. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, along with the nearby disputed territories under Kurdish control, produces another 13 percent of the country's oil. And the Sunni-majority regions in central and western Iraq produce little oil to speak of.

The uneven distribution has made oil a perennially contentious issue among the country's three major ethno-sectarian groups. Following the United States' invasion, however, the situation deteriorated. Iraq's Shiite and Kurdish communities, newly empowered after decades under Hussein's Sunni Baathist administration, intimidated Sunni Arabs out of politics. The ruling coalition then drafted the 2005 Constitution with minimal input from the Sunni community — and without clarifying which powers fell to which regions under Iraq's new federalist model of government.

For the oil and gas industry, this oversight has proved a critical problem. The Constitution grants the federal government control of oil fields already producing oil. But it makes no mention of fields not yet in production, beyond stipulating that Baghdad must work with regional and provincial governments to devise a strategy for developing Iraq's oil industry. Consequently, many Kurds argue that the KRG rightfully controls production in the region under the oil and gas law it passed in 2007, since several of the fields there were not yet producing when the Constitution was enacted. Baghdad, on the other hand, maintains that under the Constitution, the Kurdish oil and gas law needed approval from the Iraqi federal government to take effect. All the while, the country's Sunni Arabs have advocated centralized control and even distribution of the country's oil and gas revenue, hardly a surprising stance given their dearth of energy resources. 

As troublesome as the dispute between Arbil and Baghdad has been for Iraq's oil sector, divisions in the country's Shiite Arab community are perhaps even more difficult to overcome. Iraq's various Shiite parties have always held diverse views on a range of issues, including oil. Having won most of the Shiite vote in the first provincial elections after Hussein's ouster, for example, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) called for the creation of a nine-province Shiite region, modeled after the KRG. The proposal aimed to give Iraq's Shiites greater control of production in their oil-rich provinces. But it interfered with the plans of then-Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the Shiite Dawa Party, who needed a tighter grip on Iraq's oil revenues to effectively rule. To make matters even more complicated, Basra has at times proposed forming its own region, a move that would cut the rest of Iraq's Shiite population off from the province's substantial oil production.

Iraq's sectarian and political divisions have led to a decadelong political stalemate over the oil reforms. And though the country's energy sector currently has other problems to contend with — such as the KRG seizure of two oil fields previously under Baghdad's control during the battle for Mosul — the legislation is no less important. The Constitution grandfathered in existing oil and gas laws when it took effect, meaning that Baghdad is still offering foreign investors outdated contract terms put in place when it nationalized its energy sector. Without passing a new upstream oil and gas law, Iraq will struggle to entice more foreign companies to invest into its oil and gas industry (a contentious issue in itself).

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A Reformed Strategy

This reality has become more glaring for Iraq's politicians over the past few years, especially as tumbling oil prices strained the federal and regional governments' finances. Combined with the Islamic State's rise, which brought the country's competing factions together against a common enemy, and the fall of al-Maliki, who had steadily increased his control over oil revenues, the price drop encouraged Iraq's leaders to reconsider their approach.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has had to prioritize more inclusive reforms to preserve the country's fragile unity against the Islamic State. Along the way, Iraq's provinces have gained autonomy, however slight, in some aspects of governance, and the federal government has slowly relaxed its hold on the oil and gas industry. In early 2016, Baghdad approved a measure to split the country's South Oil Company into two entities, the Dhi Qar Oil Company and the Basra Oil Company, each of which would oversee oil operations in its respective province. The prime minister, facing pressure from Shiite leaders such as Muqtada al-Sadr, also reshuffled his Cabinet in favor of a more technocratic administration last year to combat the rampant corruption plaguing Iraq's government. As part of the shake-up, al-Abadi considered appointing a Kurd as oil minister — perhaps the most powerful position in Iraq's oil industry — before settling on al-Luaibi, the ISCI's nominee.

His final choice for the post has so far continued the trend toward reform. Prior to taking over the Oil Ministry, al-Luaibi was known as a technocrat who had guided the South Oil Company from 2003 to 2008, its first years working with international oil companies after Hussein's government collapsed. (Rumor has it that al-Maliki removed al-Luaibi as head of the company to reassert central control over it.) He is also the first Basrawi oil minister in recent years. But more important, al-Luaibi has acted pragmatically since assuming the post. He announced shortly after taking office that he intended to broker a deal with the KRG; within a month, Arbil and Baghdad arranged to jointly export oil produced in Kirkuk through the North Oil Company, splitting the proceeds. More recently, he finalized the South Oil Company's split and advanced the measure to reinstate the Iraqi National Oil Company.

Relative to other proposed reforms, the national oil company bill may be the least contentious. Iraq has not had a unified national oil company since 1987, and its regionally focused oil firms, such as the North Oil Company, currently fall under the Oil Ministry's purview. Resurrecting the Iraqi National Oil Company would likely distance the ministry from the country's oil firms, enabling it to focus on regulation; beyond that, the change would not be terribly dramatic. Nevertheless, the last time Iraq debated a draft of the legislation, in March 2016, Kurdish politicians opposed the measure because of the number of oil fields it would turn over to the national company's control.

Furthermore, whether Iraq's political groups share the prime minister and oil minister's zest for energy reform is unclear. The country's Kurdish, Sunni and Shiite populations are still divided, not only among but also within themselves. And their differences often play out on the national stage. In March, for example, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan tried to stymie the rival Kurdistan Democratic Party's cooperation with Baghdad over energy production and increase its share of revenues by seizing control of oil facilities in Kirkuk. The degree to which Iraq should be federalized, moreover, is a subject of fierce debate between Iraq's Kurdish and Sunni Arab communities.

More of the Same

Still, some politicians seem to be on board with change. Al-Hakim, leader of Iraq's National Alliance as well as the ISCI, announced a framework in October, proposing a dialogue to reconcile Iraq's various groups. One of the main components of his plan, dubbed the "historic settlement," is to discuss expanding and formalizing federalism in Iraq, something he and the ISCI have long advocated. Al-Hakim has reached out to Kurdish leaders to drum up support for his dialogue, leading a high-level delegation to the KRG earlier this month to meet with its president, Masoud Barzani. Not to be outdone, al-Sadr — an ideological rival — released his own framework in February. Compared with al-Hakim's proposal, al-Sadr's plan envisions a solution more in line with the Sunnis' interests, including a more centralized government and the disbanding of the Shiite-majority Popular Mobilization Forces.

Notwithstanding their stated goal of national reconciliation, both leaders devised their frameworks with Iraq's upcoming legislative elections in mind. The country's Shiite groups lack cohesion. (They will retain the most important positions in government regardless, however, if only because Iraq is a Shiite-majority country.) Besides al-Sadr and al-Hakim, al-Maliki also has strong support in predominantly Shiite areas, even though he is a divisive figure. As the vote approaches, and the fight to retake Mosul winds down, each leader is trying to influence the country in a way that will best serve his political goals. They're not alone, either. Foreign powers such as the United States, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are also working to shape Iraq's future to suit their own agendas, further complicating the country's reconciliation process.

Iraq's political gridlock looks sure to continue. For the country's oil and gas sector, this means more of the same: The energy reform that has eluded Baghdad for the past decade will stay at bay, even if Parliament manages to pass the national oil company bill. And the country's leaders will have to keep relying on executive and ministerial authority to try to make piecemeal reforms in the meantime. 

Thanks Markinsa! I swear I said to myself earlier today, that I should've PM'd you, thinking that you had the skillz to bring this over. lol

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Kurdish-Iraqi Deal Could Restore Oil Production

By Nick Cunningham - Feb 28, 2018, 4:00 PM CST Iraq

Iraq’s oil production could begin to rise after a tentative deal was agreed to by the Kurdish Regional Government and the central government in Baghdad.

The two sides reached an accord that is expected to lead to the restart of oil flows through a Kurdish pipeline to Turkey, which has been shut down since last summer. "It was agreed with the Kurdish side to start exporting oil from Kirkuk," Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday.

The standoff has been intractable for quite a while. Baghdad demands that oil exported to Turkey – and on to the global market via the Turkish Mediterranean port in Ceyhan – do so under the auspices of the Iraqi government. After an Iraqi oil pipeline to Turkey was damaged years ago by ISIS, however, the Kurds built their own pipeline and exported oil on their own.

The dispute between the Kurds and the Iraqi government reached a climax last year when Kurdistan declared independence in September, a move that was quickly followed by an incursion by Iraqi troops to retake Kirkuk and its oil fields.

The result was a huge setback for the Kurds. It also led to the outage of some Iraqi oil production and exports, a development that was notable because the oil market actually responded with higher prices. In the prior three years, geopolitical events were routinely met with a collective shrug from oil traders, but the price spike following the seizure of the Kirkuk oil fields demonstrated the return of geopolitics as price mover in the oil market, which was also evidence that the global oil supply surplus was seriously narrowing.Related: Shale Drillers Are Supersizing Fracking

Exports from Kurdistan are down to about 300,000 bpd, about half from a year ago, according to S&P Global Platts.

 

Now, more oil could flow from Iraq, although a lot of specifics need to be ironed out. "We don't know the details. We don't know whether the deal is contingent on restarting the disputed fields. But this could be the first signs of a breakthrough," an oil analyst told S&P Global Platts. "It remains to be seen whether production from the two Kirkuk fields can come online very soon. There are some reports that [Kurdish firm KAR Group] met with [Iraq’s National Oil Company] recently to talk technical equipment on Kirkuk.”

Meanwhile, the Iraqi government is seeking guarantees from Turkey that once the oil is transported out of Iraq and across Turkey to the port of Ceyhan, that the oil would be delivered into the hands of the Iraqi state-owned oil marketing company, SOMO. Still, that issue will take time to get sorted out. Over the longer-term, Iraq wants to fix and restart its damaged pipeline to Turkey, which could eventually handle 250,000 to 400,000 bpd of exports, Iraqi oil minister Jabbar al-Luaibi said, according to S&P Global Platts.

But those are longer-term issues. The more immediate question is whether output will increase from Kurdistan, and at this moment, it is still unclear. There are lingering questions about the latest deal between Iraq and the KRG, and whether it will lead to a lasting breakthrough.Related: Something Unexpected Just Happened In LNG Markets

In the meantime, Iraq is still party to the OPEC cuts, and it has agree to limit output to 4.351 million barrels per day. Iraq seems to be producing in excess of that amount by about 84,000 bpd, according to OPEC’s secondary sources in January. The Iraqi government insists output is a little less than that. Either way, Iraq is doing a decent job of sticking with the rest of OPEC to maintain high levels of compliance. Any negotiation with Kurdistan would need to be interpreted in that context.

A top official from Iraq’s oil minister told the Wall Street Journal that the country would delay its goal of reaching 5 million barrels per day of production capacity by a year, in an effort to maintain good standing with the OPEC agreement. Instead of hitting that target this year, Abdulmahdy al-Ameedi, director general of oil contracts and licensing at Iraq’s oil ministry said that Iraq would reach that level in 2019. With an eye on the future, Iraq’s oil minister is in Berlin this week, trying to drum up investment in Iraq’s oil sector as it seeks to rebound after years of war with ISIS militants.

 

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Kurdish-Iraqi-Deal-Could-Restore-Oil-Production.html

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Federal Court inquires about the fate of the oil agreement between the federal government and Kurdistan

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The Federal Supreme Court, Thursday, the postponement of the hearing to extract the Kurdistan Region oil from its territory and export directly, to the third of April next, while inquiring about the fate of the oil agreement concluded between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, the parties committed to make signatures Living on their lists. 
"The Supreme Federal Court held its session under the chairmanship of Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud and the presence of all members of the judges, and considered the appeal to extract the Kurdistan region oil from its territory and export directly." The court spokesman Ayas al-Samuk said in a statement received by Mawazine News.
Al-Samok added that "the meeting was attended by all the parties, namely the agents of the plaintiff, the Federal Minister of Oil, in addition to his job, the defendant and the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region, in addition to his job, the third persons, the Federal Minister of Finance, In addition to their functions. " 
"The court decided to oblige the parties to the case to have their signatures alive on the regulations in order to know the truth of their positions." 
He pointed out that "the court addressed a number of questions, including knowledge of the fate of the oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government and its impact on the course of the lawsuit, as well as the impact of Article 10 of the Federal Budget Law for the year 2019 on the course of the lawsuit. 
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Federal Court inquires about the fate of the oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil

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Information / Baghdad ..

The Federal Supreme Court announced on Thursday the postponement of the appeal session to extract the Kurdistan Region oil from its territory and export it directly to the third of next April, while inquiring about the fate of the oil agreement concluded between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, committed parties to the case to make live signatures on their regulations.

"The Supreme Federal Court held its session under the chairmanship of Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud and the presence of all the members of the judges, and considered the appeal to extract the Kurdistan Region oil from its territory and export it directly," said Ayas al-Samuk, a spokesman for the court.

Al-Samok added that "the meeting was attended by all the parties, namely the agents of the plaintiff, the Federal Minister of Oil, in addition to his job, the defendant and the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region, in addition to his job, the third persons, the Federal Minister of Finance, In addition to their functions, "noting that" the court decided to oblige the parties to the case that their signatures live on the regulations in order to know the truth of their positions. "

He pointed out that "the Court addressed a number of questions, including the knowledge of the fate of the oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government and its impact on the course of the lawsuit, as well as the impact of Article 10 of the Federal Budget Law for the year 2019 on the course of the lawsuit," pointing out "to postpone the pleading, at the request of the parties , To the third of next April, to enable them to inform their clients of the decisions taken, and answer the questions of the court. Ending / 25

https://www.almaalomah.com/2019/02/28/391177/

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You mean these people don't even know amongst themselves what happened to the "Agreement" between Erbil and Baghdad? And they just kicked the can down the road to the 3rd of April to figure it out?

 

What the Woody Wood Pecker are these people doing in that patch of quicksand? And if they had an agreement why is there a lawsuit? Don't you read before you sign your agreement? Or did Nancy Pelosi handle the deal for you?

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The Federal Supreme Court announced on Thursday the postponement of the appeal session to extract the Kurdistan Region oil from its territory and export it directly to the third of April next, while inquiring about the fate of the oil agreement concluded between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

"The Federal Supreme Court held its session under the chairmanship of Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud and the presence of all the judges, and considered the appeal to extract the Kurdistan region oil from its territory and export directly," the spokesman of the court, Iyas al-Samuk, said in a statement.

Al-Samok added that "the meeting witnessed the presence of all parties, the agents of the prosecutor and the Federal Oil Minister in addition to his job, the defendant and the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region, in addition to his job, and the third persons of the Federal Prime Minister, In addition to their functions. "

"The court decided to oblige the parties to the case to have their signatures alive on the regulations in order to know the truth of their positions."

He pointed out that "the court addressed a number of questions, including knowledge of the fate of the oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government and its impact on the course of the lawsuit, as well as the impact of Article 10 of the Federal Budget Law for the year 2019 on the course of the lawsuit.

Samok pointed to the postponement of the pleading, at the request of the parties, to the third of next April, to enable them to inform their clients of the decisions taken, and answer the questions of the court.

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The Federal Supreme Court , Thursday, the postponement of the hearing to extract the Kurdistan region oil from its territory and export directly, to the third of April next. 

"The Supreme Federal Court held its session under the chairmanship of Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud and the presence of all members of the judges, and considered the appeal to extract the Kurdistan region oil from its territory and export directly." The court spokesman Ayas al-Samuk said in a statement received by Alsumaria News .

 

 


He added that "the meeting the month of the presence of all parties, the agents of the prosecutor and the Federal Minister of Oil in addition to his job, the defendant and the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan region in addition to his job, and the third persons of the Federal Prime Minister and the Federal Minister of Finance and the President of the territorial government in addition to their functions, That "the court decided to oblige the parties to the case that their signatures live on the regulations in order to know the truth of their positions." 

He added that "the court addressed a number of questions, including the knowledge of the fate of the oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government and its impact on the course of the lawsuit, as well as the impact of Article 10 of the Federal Budget Law for the year 2019 on the course of the lawsuit," pointing out "to postpone the pleading, at the request of the parties, To the third of April next; to enable them to inform their clients of the decisions taken, and answer the questions of the Court. "

The Federal Supreme Court decided earlier, to approach the Iraqi Geologists Union to submit a list of specialists in the field of oil to be the election of three experts, who submit a report on the case of extracting the Kurdistan region oil from its territory and export directly, asserting that the election will be in agreement with the parties to the lawsuit.

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Incompetent knuckle dragging slobbering mutant Screw Heads...hey, I’m really trying to keep from using a profanity laced tirade. 

 

16 years at this, why does this nonsense NOT surprise me ? On & on it goes with people who couldn’t pour pee from a boot with the instructions written on the BOTTOM of the heel. 

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This article seems to be coming from a reliable source, it sure paints a complete different picture of what we thought we knew. I was under the impression the HCL was a done deal! I may be reading this wrong, there are lot smarter people than me, but according this source Iraq is still at step one, which I don’t doubt! Maybe Synopsis will weigh in on this! JMHO! Go RV!!

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10 minutes ago, Artitech said:

This article seems to be coming from a reliable source, it sure paints a complete different picture of what we thought we knew. I was under the impression the HCL was a done deal! I may be reading this wrong, there are lot smarter people than me, but according this source Iraq is still at step one, which I don’t doubt! Maybe Synopsis will weigh in on this! JMHO! Go RV!!

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1 hour ago, Artitech said:

This article seems to be coming from a reliable source, it sure paints a complete different picture of what we thought we knew. I was under the impression the HCL was a done deal! I may be reading this wrong, there are lot smarter people than me, but according this source Iraq is still at step one, which I don’t doubt! Maybe Synopsis will weigh in on this! JMHO! Go RV!!

 

1 hour ago, jg1 said:

 

Gentlemen, The Very Best Of The Rest Of Your Week AND Up Coming Weekends To You!!! :tiphat:

 

I pretty much thought the HCL was a done deal last October with al-Luabi signing the nine companies over to the National Oil Company as a part of the HCL to get the financial engine going to distribute the oil wealth to the Bicraqi Iraqis.

 

Here are some related articles:

 

 

 

 

The last two are in a thread with a WHOLE BUNCH of Good Stuff!!! :twothumbs:

 

Well, OK, SOME NOT so Good Stuff, too!!! :shakehead:

 

For whatever reason(s), THEY did the Start/Stop on the HCL/National Oil Company for reason(s) NOT clear.

 

Since, there APPEARS to be wrangling in the Federal Court on the applicability of what occurred in forming the National Oil Company.

 

Moral of the "Story" here is THERE IS Potentially life in what happened in October 2018 AND just needs a "defibrillation" to kick THIS BABY IN!!!

 

In THIS case, the Federal Court is considering the actions of the Turdistan, er, Kurdistan Region with the 2019 Budget allocation of 250,000 Turdish, er, Kurdish crude oil to be piped to Baghdad. Daily.

 

So, I surmise THERE may be BABY some wrangling between the Turds, er, Kurds in THEIR formation of the new Turdish, er, Kurdish Gubmint with implications on HCL, Article 140, AND General Play Nice Stuff.

 

Hey, it IS Iraq so who knows what the Bicraqi Iraqi are THINKING (:lmao:   :lmao:   :lmao:) OR WHAT the Bicraqi Iraqi WILL DO NEXT (:shakehead:   :shakehead:   :shakehead:) !!!

 

In The Mean Time.................................................................................................

 

The "Standard Disclaimer" Applies......................................................................

 

AND (of course)....................................................................................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH AND YEE HAW, BABY, READY WHEN YOU ARE BROTHER (OR SISTER) - LET 'ER BUCK!!!)!!!

:rodeo:   :pirateship:

 

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Synopsis you have such a way with words :lol:

 

54 minutes ago, Synopsis said:

 

 

Gentlemen, The Very Best Of The Rest Of Your Week AND Up Coming Weekends To You!!! :tiphat:

 

I pretty much thought the HCL was a done deal last October with al-Luabi signing the nine companies over to the National Oil Company as a part of the HCL to get the financial engine going to distribute the oil wealth to the Bicraqi Iraqis.

 

Here are some related articles:

 

 

 

 

The last two are in a thread with a WHOLE BUNCH of Good Stuff!!! :twothumbs:

 

Well, OK, SOME NOT so Good Stuff, too!!! :shakehead:

 

For whatever reason(s), THEY did the Start/Stop on the HCL/National Oil Company for reason(s) NOT clear.

 

Since, there APPEARS to be wrangling in the Federal Court on the applicability of what occurred in forming the National Oil Company.

 

Moral of the "Story" here is THERE IS Potentially life in what happened in October 2018 AND just needs a "defibrillation" to kick THIS BABY IN!!!

 

In THIS case, the Federal Court is considering the actions of the Turdistan, er, Kurdistan Region with the 2019 Budget allocation of 250,000 Turdish, er, Kurdish crude oil to be piped to Baghdad. Daily.

 

So, I surmise THERE may be BABY some wrangling between the Turds, er, Kurds in THEIR formation of the new Turdish, er, Kurdish Gubmint with implications on HCL, Article 140, AND General Play Nice Stuff.

 

Hey, it IS Iraq so who knows what the Bicraqi Iraqi are THINKING (:lmao:   :lmao:   :lmao:) OR WHAT the Bicraqi Iraqi WILL DO NEXT (:shakehead:   :shakehead:   :shakehead:) !!!

 

In The Mean Time.................................................................................................

 

The "Standard Disclaimer" Applies......................................................................

 

AND (of course)....................................................................................................

 

Go Moola Nova (YEAH AND YEE HAW, BABY, READY WHEN YOU ARE BROTHER (OR SISTER) - LET 'ER BUCK!!!)!!!

:rodeo:   :pirateship:

 

 

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