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Baghdad and Erbil agree to start a new cooperation in oil and gas


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Baghdad and Erbil agree to start a new cooperation in oil and gas
 
August 08, 2021

 

Federal government in Iraq and its counterpart in the Kurdistan region in the north agreed, on Sunday, to “open a new page” for cooperation in the field of oil and gas, and to resolve previous differences in accordance with the law and the constitution.

This came during a meeting in Baghdad between Federal Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar and Kurdistan Regional Minister of Natural Resources Kamal al-Atrushi, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Oil Ministry.

Previous agreements between the two parties regarding oil did not see the light of day, despite their announcement of agreement to resolve differences related to Erbil’s handing over of its oil to the federal government, in exchange for a share in the country’s budget .

The statement quoted Abdul-Jabbar as saying: “The federal government stresses the need to deal with high transparency with the management of oil wealth throughout Iraq, and to work to solve outstanding problems through dialogue, exchange and respect of viewpoints.”

The Minister of Oil expressed, according to the statement, his hope that “the meetings and dialogues with the region will open a new page of serious objective dialogue to resolve outstanding problems, and to serve the Iraqi people from north to south.”

For his part, the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region, Kamal al-Atrushi, stressed “the joint cooperation with the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Government, and working together to open new horizons in bilateral relations towards the optimal investment of national wealth.”

 

بغداد وأربيل تتفقان على بدء تعاون جديد في النفط والغاز (alaraby.co.uk)

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SULAIMANI — Iraq’s Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Hamid Atrushi on Sunday (August 8 in a bid to make progress in resolving outstanding disputes between Baghdad and Erbil.

Both expressed their readiness to engage in dialogue with his KRG counterpart on budget and energy issues and increase transparency, according to Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency.

Atrushi said that that KRG wanted to "establish joint projects in the field of oil production and put agreements into practice and take steps to sign several new agreements.”

Iraq’s federal government and the KRG have long been at loggerheads over energy issues and revenue sharing from oil sales, particularly over the KRG’s independent exports.

(NRT Digital Media)

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49 minutes ago, HowieC said:

Baghdad and Erbil agree to start a new cooperation in oil and gas

Headlines like this used to make me excited. Now, I just roll my eyes…

 

Thanks for sharing this @HowieC! One of these days they’re going to surprise us and actually get it done 😁🙏🏻💰 let’s hope this time it’s for real. 

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"revenue sharing from oil sales"

 

  I'm hoping they mean revenues directly to the people.

Iv'e  always been under the assumption that a big part of the infamous HCL is profit sharing for the people. But we all know what Ass uming  is!... 😄  

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Let’s take one steps back then take two forward here. 
 

1. With the multi year budgetary agreement agreed to this spring for Iraq has the money been flowing this summer as agreed upon between Baghdad and the Kurdish Region? 

2. If the oil and money has been flowing as agreed upon, then there is a sign of regional economic stability.

 

3. If the current agreement is working, then perhaps they can look back into the past and reconcile and settle old debts as they move forward with regional stability.

 

Optimistically, I hope that this article is a presentation of the actions to begin step 3 as outlined above. Time will tell…

 

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The Minister of Oil hopes that the region will open a new page to solve the outstanding oil problems

 

Date Added 08/08/2021

 

Economy News - Baghdad

The Minister of Oil welcomed cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region and his ministry's readiness to work to remove all technical and financial problems and obstacles in order to preserve the national wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people according to the provisions of the constitution .

Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail said during his meeting with Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Hamid Al-Atrushi that the federal government and the ministry stress the need to deal with high transparency with the management of oil wealth throughout Iraq, and work to solve outstanding problems through dialogue, exchange and respect of views while placing the national interest above all considerations. .

The Minister of Oil expressed his hope that the meetings and dialogues with the region, especially after Minister Al-Atrushi assumed his duties, would open a new page of serious objective dialogue to solve outstanding problems and serve the Iraqi people from north to south, according to the constitutional texts that organized the rights of the provinces and regions .

While the Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Al-Atrushi, expressed his hope for joint cooperation with the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Government, and to work together to open new horizons in bilateral relations towards the optimal investment of national wealth in all parts of Iraq and to work on developing oil and gas fields and establishing joint projects in an integrative manner, leading to Good exploitation of oil wealth in the service of the public interest, and Al-Atrushi indicated that during the meeting with the Minister of Oil and officials in the ministry, he had seen great cooperation and response to discuss and solve all outstanding problems between the center and the region, as well as activating new formulas and agreements that guarantee cooperation for the development of the oil and gas industry in support of the national economy and sustainable development. .

https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=25921

Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar with Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Al-Atrushi

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The Minister of Oil confirms his readiness to address the outstanding problems with the region

Sunday, August 8, 2021 4:30 PM

Baghdad / National News Center
, Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, confirmed today, Sunday, his ministry's readiness to work to remove all technical and financial problems and obstacles with the Kurdistan region in order to preserve the national wealth, which is the property of the Iraqi people, according to the provisions of the constitution.

The Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, said during his meeting with the Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Hamid Al-Atrushi, in a statement issued by the ministry, received by the "National News Center", that "the federal government and the ministry stress the need to deal with high transparency with the management of the oil wealth throughout Iraq, and work to Solve outstanding problems through dialogue, exchange and respect of viewpoints, while placing the national interest above all considerations.

The Minister of Oil expressed his hope that “the meetings and dialogues with the region, especially after Minister Al-Atrushi assumed his duties, would lead to opening a new page of serious objective dialogue to solve outstanding problems and to serve the Iraqi people from north to south, according to the constitutional texts that organized the rights of the provinces and regions.”

While the Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Al-Atrushi, expressed his "hope for joint cooperation with the Ministry of Oil and the federal government, and to work together to open new horizons in bilateral relations towards optimal investment of national wealth throughout Iraq and to work on developing oil and gas fields and establishing joint projects in an integrative manner that would lead To make good use of the oil wealth to serve the public interest.

Al-Atrushi indicated that “during the meeting with the Minister of Oil and officials in the ministry, he felt great cooperation and response to discuss and solve all outstanding problems between the center and the region, as well as activating new formulas and agreements that guarantee cooperation to develop the oil and gas industry in support of the national economy and sustainable development.”

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15 hours ago, HowieC said:
Baghdad and Erbil agree to start a new cooperation in oil and gas

 

 

15 hours ago, 6ly410 said:
Bagdad ready to resolve disputes with Erbil through dialogue: oil minister

 

Thanks HowieC & 6ly410 for these and the other articles you posted ... Hopeful Progress..!

 

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ERBIL — The government of Kurdistan Region and Iraq have agreed to begin a new round of efforts to boost cooperation on oil and gas between Erbil and Baghdad, according to an official statement.

Kurdistan Region’s Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Atrushi, and Iraq’s Oil Minister Ehsan Abdul Jabbar met on Sunday in capital Baghdad to discuss the prolonged disputes over oil production and marketing.

Iraq’s Oil Ministry said in a statement after the meeting that Abdul Jabbar had expressed willingness to address the technical issues and financial disputes with counterparts in Erbil “in accordance with the [Iraqi] constitution”.

He also said that Baghdad is ready to “turn the page” and begin a new round of dialogue on the technicality of the outstanding issues in hopes of finding a solution that could serve the best interests of the Iraqis.

Iraqi oil minister, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael (right) during his meeting with KRG Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Atroushi in Baghdad, August 8, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi oil ministry)

The initiative was well received by the Kurdish oil minister who hoped that the dialogues would also open new horizons in the bilateral relations between Erbil and Baghdad, the statement added.

Erbil and Baghdad announced that they reached an agreement last December to address their oil disputes, according to which the former is required to hand over 250,000 barrels of oil monthly and 50% of customs revenues to the Iraqi government, while the later should release Kurdistan’s share from the federal budget.

However, both sides blamed each other for not exactly fulfilling their duties under the agreement, which has only added to the prolonged disputes.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraq’s federal government will embark on a fresh start to solve outstanding issues in the energy sector, Iraq’s energy ministry said. 

The new approach came during a meeting between KRG Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Atroushi and Iraqi Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismaael in Baghdad on Sunday.

The Iraqi energy minister “welcomed cooperation with the KRG ministry of natural resources and expressed his ministry’s readiness to remove all the technical and financial barriers,” the statement read.

The official said he hoped discussions with the Kurdish region would turn a “new page” on energy issues.

Atroushi added that he hoped to improve bilateral ties with his Iraqi counterpart with an eye on mutual investment and joint projects, the statement added.

The two ministers stressed the importance of transparency in the energy sector across the country and placing the “national interest” above other considerations.

The KRG oil ministry delegation in the meeting with their Iraqi counterparts in Baghdad, August 8, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi Oil Ministry) The KRG oil ministry delegation in the meeting with their Iraqi counterparts in Baghdad, August 8, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi Oil Ministry)
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2 hours ago, Half Crazy Runner said:

I don’t want to be negative, but I’ve seen this play out at least a dozen times. They sound hopeful, they have meetings, announce they have an agreement, then 2 days later it’s all denied. No agreement. 
 

One of these days they’re going to actually do it and shock us all, right..? 😱

I cant argue with that, thats for sure! What i like about this time is the timing. There are many things timed to come to a head in the very near future. I wont list them due to derailing the thread but im sure everyone has read my posts before.. good times ahead!!!

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7 minutes ago, Longtimelurker said:

I cant argue with that, thats for sure! What i like about this time is the timing. There are many things timed to come to a head in the very near future. I wont list them due to derailing the thread but im sure everyone has read my posts before.. good times ahead!!!

👍🏻👍🏻 Yes, lots of good things lining up this time around! 💰 

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https://almasalah.com/ar/news/213460/وزير-النفط-نعمل-على-حل-المشاكل-العالقة-مع-كردستان-بالحوار

08/09/2021 17:23

 

Oil Minister: We are working to solve outstanding problems with Kurdistan through dialogue

Baghdad / Obelisk: Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar stated, on Monday, August 9, 2021, that the federal government and the Ministry of Oil stress the need to deal with high transparency with the management of oil wealth throughout Iraq, and work to solve outstanding problems with the Kurdistan region through dialogue, exchange and respect of views with Putting the national interest above all considerations.

During his meeting in Baghdad with the Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region, Kamal Hamid Al-Atrushi, Abdul-Jabbar said: We welcome cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region and our readiness to work to remove all technical and financial problems and obstacles in order to preserve the national wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people, as stipulated in the constitution. .

The Minister of Oil expressed the hope that the meetings and dialogues with the region would lead to opening a new page of serious objective dialogue to solve outstanding problems and to serve the Iraqi people from north to south, according to the constitutional texts that organized the rights of the provinces and regions.

For his part, Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Hamid Al-Atrushi called for joint cooperation with the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Government, and to work together to open new horizons in bilateral relations towards the optimal investment of national wealth throughout Iraq and to work on developing oil and gas fields and establishing joint projects in an integrative manner that would lead To make good use of oil wealth to serve the public interest.

He said: During the meeting, we saw great cooperation and response to discuss and solve all outstanding problems between the center and the region, as well as activating new formulas and agreements that guarantee cooperation to develop the oil and gas industry in support of the national economy and sustainable development

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18 years running their mouths on this: you’d think they’d get lock jaw or pass out - but NOOOOOO...... !!!!

It’s just astonishing that these screw heads keep trodding over the same ground with the same narrative year in year out; and it is what it is and ain’t nothing but a thing. 
.... and it just doesn’t seem to be big deal.

 

Perhaps everyone is just plain deaf to the Mt. Everest size mountain of 
:bs: they’ve been shoveling at Them & Us on this issue. I want results, not “ we hope “ or some other crummy “ we anticipate or expect “ excuse. 

18 years and these lousy sods still can’t pull their butts outta arse.

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