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Barzani's party demands the "re-formation" of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court
 

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The Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Massoud Barzani, called on Sunday to "reconstitute" the Iraqi Federal Court and to pass the oil and gas law in accordance with the Iraqi constitution .  

  

  

This came during the meeting held by the leaders of the Democratic Party (May 8, 2022).  

  

The meeting emphasized "the continuation of the Kurdistan Region's relations with neighboring countries on the basis of protecting the interests of both sides and taking into account the security and stability of Kurdistan and those countries."  

  

He also pointed out that "political parties in other parts of Kurdistan should not be a cause of creating political and economic problems for the Kurdistan region, and they should take into account the situation."  

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Barzani's government is in the process of an official response

Baghdad sends a comprehensive project to Erbil related to the oil file

2022.05.08 - 21:14
Baghdad sends a comprehensive project to Erbil related to the oil file
 

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On Sunday, the Kurdistan Region announced that it had received a project on the oil file from the federal government.  

  

Omid Sabah, head of the Cabinet Office in the regional government, said in a brief statement, translated by "Nas Kord" (May 8, 2022), "The Iraqi Oil Ministry has sent a project to the regional government regarding the oil file, and the regional government is currently studying the proposals and we are in the process of responding to them officially."

  

  

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French 236 Economy 09/05/2022 17:18 Baghdad Today - Baghdad Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar affirmed to the French ambassador in Baghdad, today, Monday, the necessity of integrating the viewpoint of the Federal Oil Ministry regarding the agreements concluded by the region with other countries in the gas sector.The ministry said in A statement received by (Baghdad today), that "Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar received, today, the French ambassador in Baghdad, Eric Chevalier." She added that "during the meeting, they discussed the transfer of technologies and expertise from French companies in the field of oil, gas, energy and partnership in the field of environmentally friendly projects. In particular, solar energy, in addition to training opportunities in French training institutions for Iraqi staff and students.” Abdul-Jabbar stressed “the necessity of integrating the energy industry in the country, the relationship with the region, and the Federal Ministry of Oil’s view of the agreements concluded by the region with other countries in the gas sector.” For his part, the French ambassador expressed his country's desire to enhance joint cooperation frameworks in the energy, oil and gas sectors.

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Representative Ali Shaddad reveals the failure of negotiations with Kurdistan regarding the oil and gas law, and hints at the possibility of dealing with the issue criminally and internationally

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(News) - Representative “Ali Shaddad” revealed that the negotiations between the Ministry of Oil and representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which were launched last month, had faltered to persuade the regional government to implement the Federal Court’s decision to cancel the oil and gas law in the region, which may push the central government to proceed with the application of the law literally and deal With Kurdistan in accordance with Iraqi regulations and laws.”
 
Shaddad said that the Federal Court Decision No. (110) in (2019) issued on 1522022 invalidated the oil and gas law in the region based on a lawsuit filed by us before the Iraqi judiciary in order to achieve the principle of balance and equality among all Iraqi cities and limit the oil file to the federal government represented by the Ministry of Oil.”
 
Shaddad pointed out that the regional government insisted on violating the Iraqi constitution and laws, through the continuation of the oil and gas law and the resumption of oil export operations through illegal methods and in isolation from the federal government.
 
Shaddad explained that Kurdistan's failure to comply with the decision of the Federal Court and the failure of talks with the Ministry of Oil allows the Iraqi government to deal with the issue criminally by filing lawsuits against officials in the region on the grounds of not implementing the rulings of the Iraqi judiciary, which is a crime according to the Iraqi Penal Code, in addition to the possibility of dealing With him internationally through understandings and agreements with Turkey to prevent the export of oil through its territory
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“Kurdistan's failure to comply with the decision of the Federal Court and the failure of talks with the Ministry of Oil allows the Iraqi government to deal with the issue criminally by filing lawsuits against officials in the region on the grounds of not implementing the rulings of the Iraqi judiciary, which is a crime according to the Iraqi Penal Code, in addition to the possibility of dealing With him internationally through understandings and agreements with Turkey to prevent the export of oil through its territory”

 

Just do it…. Take the Barzani’s to court for failure to comply with the federal court decision.

 

Al Kazemi should send the army to take control of the oil well

in the Kurdistan region.

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58 minutes ago, Laid Back said:

“Kurdistan's failure to comply with the decision of the Federal Court and the failure of talks with the Ministry of Oil allows the Iraqi government to deal with the issue criminally by filing lawsuits against officials in the region on the grounds of not implementing the rulings of the Iraqi judiciary, which is a crime according to the Iraqi Penal Code, in addition to the possibility of dealing With him internationally through understandings and agreements with Turkey to prevent the export of oil through its territory”

 

Just do it…. Take the Barzani’s to court for failure to comply with the federal court decision.

 

Al Kazemi should send the army to take control of the oil well

in the Kurdistan region.

Right is on Al Kazemi's side. So are morals. So is the decision of the Federal Court.  So is praying. So is sending in the army to take control of the oil well. All law is based on morality. Sending in the army is the right thing to do now.

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A representative from Basra reveals the stalled negotiations with Kurdistan on the oil and gas law, and hints at the possibility of dealing with the issue criminally and internationally

Basra / NINA / - The representative of Basra Governorate, "Ali Shaddad," revealed that negotiations between the Ministry of Oil and representatives of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which were launched last month, have faltered, to persuade the regional government to implement the Federal Court's decision to abolish the oil and gas law in the region, which may push the central government to proceed with the implementation of the law. Literally and dealing with Kurdistan according to Iraqi regulations and laws.


” Shaddad said in a statement that Federal Court decision No. (110) in (2019) issued on 02/15/2022 nullified the oil and gas law in the region based on a lawsuit filed by us before the judiciary. In order to achieve the principle of balance and equality among all Iraqi cities, and limit the oil file to the federal government represented by the Ministry of Oil.

He pointed out that the regional government insisted on violating the constitution and Iraqi laws through the continuation of the oil and gas law and the resumption of oil export operations in illegal ways and in isolation from the federal government.

"Shaddad" explained that Kurdistan's failure to comply with the decision of the Federal Court and the failure of talks with the Ministry of Oil allows the Iraqi government Dealing with the matter criminally by filing lawsuits against officials in the region for not implementing the rulings of the Iraqi judiciary, which is considered a crime according to the Iraqi Penal Code, in addition to the possibility of dealing with it internationally through understandings and agreements with Turkey to prevent the export of oil through its territory./ End
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The Minister of Oil discusses with the French Ambassador the transfer of technologies and expertise in the field of oil

Baghdad/Nabna/The Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, discussed with the French ambassador in Baghdad, Eric Chevallet, the transfer of technologies and expertise from French companies in the field of oil, gas, energy and partnership in the field of environmentally friendly projects, especially solar energy, in addition to training opportunities in French training institutions for staff and students. Iraqis.


The minister stressed the need for the integration of the energy industry in the country and the relationship with the region and the viewpoint of the Federal Ministry of Oil regarding the agreements that the region concludes with other countries in the gas sector.


For his part, the French ambassador expressed his country's desire to strengthen joint cooperation frameworks in the energy, oil and gas sectors./ End 8
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The Iraqi Supreme Court has ruled that a referendum on Kurdish independence was unconstitutional.

The ruling comes nearly two months after the vote, in which 92% of Iraqi Kurds supported secession.

Following the ballot, Iraq's government seized disputed territory, including the oil-rich province of Kirkuk. 

The head of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, called the ruling "unilateral", but said he would not challenge it.

The top court also decided to annul "all the consequences and results of the referendum", a statement said.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi welcomed the ruling, saying his government "refused to have anything to do with" the vote.

 

 

It happened once in 2017. it could happen again.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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So Barzani calls to reconstitute the Federal Court ( cuz he wants to keep his criminal thieving ways/every time someone throws a wrench into his plans, he whines stating something has to change so it accommodates him 😆 )--and calls to pass the Oil & Gas in accordance with the constitution....

Playing both ends against the middle.

 

He's deliberately been an obstructionist, winding up everyone in different directions for YEARS,then professing the constitution must be followed...blah blah blah

 

This POS is a real piece O work.

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What puzzles me is the CBI keeps sending the region 10 billion Dinars every month, are whatever that number is. 
I haven’t figured out who all is getting these kickbacks but I’m thinking it’s many. 
Kurdistan politicians are stealing all the oil money of the region PLUS what Baghdad sends them each month while the citizens starve….

I agree that the Barzani family needs to be brought before an international court along with several other crooked politicians and enact the Supreme Court decision about the oil. 

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Just a note, after WWII the Kurdish region was promised their own sovereignty and the recent referendum was in alignment with history. That region not only included Iraq but parts of Turkey, Iran and Syria. I cannot recall why it was not formed in that way as the borders were officially charted, however the idea was promised to the Kurds at the end of the fight by the western powers.

 

Here is what I was thinking of in recent history…

 

Kurdish History in the 20th Century

 

With the advent of the Twentieth Century, nationalist movements gained traction in the Middle East. The Turks, Arabs, Persians, Kurds, Armenians and Azeris were all advocating and fighting for national homelands after being subjugated by the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years.

 

During WWI, the British and French formed a secret agreement called the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which concluded in May 1916. The agreement consisted of plans to carve up the Near and Middle East into nation-states and spheres of control to support their own colonial interest. The former provinces of Syria and Mesopotamia under the Ottoman Empire would be divided into five nation-states: Lebanon and Syria which would be under French control and Palestine, Jordan and Iraq including Mosul Province which would be under British control.

At the end of the War, the Treaty of Sevres was drafted to deal with the dissolution and partition of the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty bolstered Kurdish nationalists’ aspirations by providing for a referendum to decide the issue of the Kurdistan homeland.

 

The Treaty of Sevres was rejected by the new Turkish Republic, and a new treaty (The Treaty of Lausanne) was negotiated and signed in 1923. The Treaty of Lausanne annulled the Treaty of Sevres, giving control of the entire Anatolian peninsula to the new Turkish Republic including the Kurdistan homeland in Turkey. There was no provision in the new treaty for a referendum for Kurdish independence or autonomy. Kurdistan’s hopes for an autonomous region and independent state were dashed.

 

From the end of World War I to the Gulf War in 1990, the Kurds in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria fought separate guerrilla campaigns to achieve autonomy. All of the campaigns were forcibly put down and the Kurdish people suffered greater repression each time.

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14 minutes ago, ametad said:

Just a note, after WWII the Kurdish region was promised their own sovereignty and the recent referendum was in alignment with history. That region not only included Iraq but parts of Turkey, Iran and Syria. I cannot recall why it was not formed in that way as the borders were officially charted, however the idea was promised to the Kurds at the end of the fight by the western powers.

 

Here is what I was thinking of in recent history…

 

Kurdish History in the 20th Century

 

With the advent of the Twentieth Century, nationalist movements gained traction in the Middle East. The Turks, Arabs, Persians, Kurds, Armenians and Azeris were all advocating and fighting for national homelands after being subjugated by the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years.

 

During WWI, the British and French formed a secret agreement called the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which concluded in May 1916. The agreement consisted of plans to carve up the Near and Middle East into nation-states and spheres of control to support system" rel="">support their own colonial interest. The former provinces of Syria and Mesopotamia under the Ottoman Empire would be divided into five nation-states: Lebanon and Syria which would be under French control and Palestine, Jordan and Iraq including Mosul Province which would be under British control.

At the end of the War, the Treaty of Sevres was drafted to deal with the dissolution and partition of the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty bolstered Kurdish nationalists’ aspirations by providing for a referendum to decide the issue of the Kurdistan homeland.

 

The Treaty of Sevres was rejected by the new Turkish Republic, and a new treaty (The Treaty of Lausanne) was negotiated and signed in 1923. The Treaty of Lausanne annulled the Treaty of Sevres, giving control of the entire Anatolian peninsula to the new Turkish Republic including the Kurdistan homeland in Turkey. There was no provision in the new treaty for a referendum for Kurdish independence or autonomy. Kurdistan’s hopes for an autonomous region and independent state were dashed.

 

From the end of World War I to the Gulf War in 1990, the Kurds in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria fought separate guerrilla campaigns to achieve autonomy. All of the campaigns were forcibly put down and the Kurdish people suffered greater repression each time.

That's all good and well and true, but this is about money and oil. Kurds want to keep their money and oil. So do the people in Baghdad. The Kurds are badly outnumbered, should be easy to defeat them, if Baghdad gets serious. The Kurds are gumming up the whole political process. 

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The Ministry of Oil clarifies about the statements of its minister regarding negotiations with the Kurdistan region

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Abdul Mahdi Al-Amidi

Commenting on what was stated by the Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, regarding negotiations with the Kurdistan Region - Iraq, in implementation of Federal Court Decision No. This decision and its implementation, it can be said that there are a set of practical and procedural steps that help the Ministry and the company to do so, and the most important of these procedures are the following:
 
 1. The Ministry of Oil, through the Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), notifies and informs all international oil companies that purchase crude oil not to deal with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the regional government, and with foreign contracting companies (under production sharing contracts) and not to purchase crude oil produced from The fields of the Kurdistan region - Iraq. Otherwise, SOMO will file lawsuits against the companies that buy this oil, given that the ownership of the oil belongs to the Republic of Iraq.
 
 2. The Ministry of Oil, through SOMO, informs the oil-purchasing companies that they must pay the amounts resulting from the differences in crude oil prices for the quantities of oil they have purchased or purchased from the Ministry of Natural Resources, based on the official prices announced by SOMO on the dates of sale and purchase.
 
 3. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare a message that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send to all countries of the world through Iraqi embassies abroad, in which it is clarified that the ownership of petroleum wealth (oil and gas) is for the Iraqi people, and that the development of this wealth and its revenues belong to all the Iraqi people, and it is illegal Dealing with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the region independently, as well as not allowing the establishment of any kind of activities related to oil and gas by representatives of the region in these countries.
 
 4. The Ministry of Oil informs all the oil companies contracting with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the region (production-sharing contracts) that their contracts are invalid based on the decision of the Federal Court, and that they must reconsider their situation, otherwise they will bear the legal consequences of continuing to implement those contracts.
 
 5. The Ministry of Oil informs the Turkish government of not allowing and facilitating the export of crude oil produced from the region's fields. Otherwise, the Turkish government bears the legal and financial consequences of that.
 
 6. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Iraq to notify the banks in which the proceeds of the sale of crude oil produced from the fields of the region were deposited with the seizure and freezing of those financial returns as they belong to the Republic of Iraq and based on the decision of the Federal Court.
 
 7. The Ministry of Oil informs the companies working on laying oil and gas pipelines from the region to outside Iraq, or the companies operating the pipeline system, to stop their work and activities and that what they are doing is against the law.
 
 8. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Finance - under the direction of the Council of Ministers - to stop paying any amounts to the regional government for its monthly dues, and not to include any financial dues to the region in the general federal budget for the year 2022.
 
 9. The Ministry of Oil continues to approach the regional government in writing to maintain negotiations and discussions With the Ministry of Natural Resources and not to stop that on its part, provided that the negotiating delegation from the region is at the appropriate level, not that this delegation is at a lower level on the part of the Ministry of Oil, or that it is intended to waste time.
 
 10. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Office of Financial Supervision to review records and documents related to the quantities of crude oil and natural gas produced from the region's fields, oil derivatives and financial returns arising from the sale of crude oil and gas.

 

All these measures require a sincere will, boldness and courage based on achieving the public interest and the benefit of all the Iraqi people of all stripes, components and nationalities, and not condoning the interest of the country and the people for useless individual, factional and political considerations and interests

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Kurdish MP: Barzani refuses to hand over oil to the federal government to please Turkey

 

Baghdad / Obelisk: A member of the New Generation Movement, Rebwar Muhammad, confirmed on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, that the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, refuses to hand over oil to the federal government to please Turkey.

Muhammad said in a statement followed by the obelisk, that "Barzani has an agreement and common interests with Turkey, and is stubborn and refrains from implementing the Federal Court's decision to prevent the export of the region's oil to satisfy it."

He added that "most of the political forces in Kurdistan are with the delivery of oil to Baghdad, and this decision is what preserves the region's economy and contributes to the delivery of salaries to employees."

Muhammad pointed out that "the export of natural gas to Turkey is a pledge of Kurdistan's economy and a new attempt to support Turkish ambitions in Iraq."

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan expressed its refusal to export natural gas from the Kurdistan region, stressing that this matter will not be done at any cost

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The Ministry of Oil publishes a statement by a consultant about negotiations with the region: There is no point in the talks

Baghdad / Obelisk: The website of the Ministry of Oil published, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the statement of the former legal advisor to the Ministry of Oil, Sabah Al-Saadi, about negotiating with the region regarding the implementation of the Federal Court's decision that the oil and gas law in Kurdistan is unconstitutional.

The obelisk publishes the text of the statement.

The occasion of the statement of the Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, published on Saturday 5/7/2022, regarding the position of the Kurdistan Regional Government rejecting the implementation of the Federal Supreme Court’s decision in Case No. /59/2012 and its unit No. /110/2019 issued on 2/15/2022, which ruled that no The constitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Region No. 22 of 2007 and therefore the illegality of all actions based on this law, the most important of which is the oil extraction contracts signed between the regional government and foreign oil companies and the export of crude oil.

 Where the minister mentioned that after 75 days of negotiations between the federal government and the regional government, no agreement was reached regarding the implementation of the Federal Court decision mentioned above.

This is what we had previously expected from the regional government.

 Here, I would like to mention a fact that I witnessed proving that there is no point in negotiating with the regional government, especially with regard to the oil and gas sector, because the officials in the region have prior convictions that they do not deviate from.

Here is the incident in a nutshell...

In September 2012, I was then the Deputy Director General of the Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Department and the Director of the Legal Department in it.

The minister told us that there is a quinquennial committee formed by Parliament headed by Qusay Al-Suhail, First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, and the membership of MP Adnan Al-Janabi, MP Safa Al-Din Al-Safi, the Federal Minister of Oil and Minister of Natural Resources in the region, Ashti Hawrami, to discuss the two draft federal oil and gas law and to reach a unified version:

The first draft: - submitted to Parliament on February 15, 2007, by a special committee, and it is called Parliament's copy.

The second: submitted to Parliament on 7/28/2011 by the Council of Ministers. It is the first version after it was refined, arranged and classified in the State Consultative Council (currently the State Council), and it is called the government version or the Oil Ministry version.

The Minister and Professor Laith informed us that each of us should prepare a study within two days that shows the differences and differences between the two versions, and that we will attend with him the meeting of the Five-Year Committee in Parliament in the capacity of legal experts with the approval of the committee. .

On 9/18/2012, in the morning, Mr. Laith Al-Shaher and I attended with the Minister to the parliament building and entered the meeting room and sat at the round table where Qusai Al-Suhail chaired the session. Representative Safa Al-Din Al-Safi, MP Adnan Al-Janabi, Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources in the region and the MP attended Farhad al-Atrushi (was not a member of the Five-Year Committee).

The session was opened by Dr. Qusay Al-Suhail, speaking about the necessity of agreement between the two parties, then MP Adnan Al-Janabi spoke about the relationship between the center and the region with regard to oil and gas, as well as MP Safaa Al-Din Al-Safi.

When the discussion opened, the Minister of Oil spoke about the authority of the Ministry of Oil over all parts of the Republic of Iraq regarding the management of oil and gas operations, and that SOMO is the only entity authorized to export crude oil and import petroleum products. Mr. Ashti replied:

We in the region do not recognize Sumo because it operates according to the laws of the previous regime

The Minister of Oil replied by saying:

SOMO is an Iraqi public company that operates according to Iraqi laws and is affiliated with the Ministry of Oil and is supervised by the federal government.

MP Farhad Al-Atrushi intervened, pointing out that the federal government does not represent all the Iraqi people!?

Qusay said: Then why have we been sitting here since morning!?

Then I asked permission to talk about the legal side of the matter, and I was told that there was no point in having a conversation.

The meeting ended and no second meeting has been held so far, as far as I know.

From that day on, I realized that negotiation or dialogue between the federal government and the regional government regarding oil and gas is futile, and this has been proven by the past years because the officials in the region have prior convictions that they never leave.

Therefore, it is worth saying that we must look for means other than negotiation to implement the aforementioned Federal Supreme Court decision...

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Aware / Barzani headquarters official attacks the Minister of Oil

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Arafat Karam, the official head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, attacked the statements of Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, regarding the oil of the Kurdistan region.

Karam said in a tweet via Twitter, which was followed by (Iraqi Media News Agency / INA) , that "the statements of the Federal Minister of Oil regarding the region's oil are political par excellence.

He added, "Whoever understands the basics of politics understands its purposes at this time . "

T/g. M

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The Ministry of Oil clarifies about the statements of its minister regarding negotiations with the Kurdistan region

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News source / Euphrates News
 

 

Abdul Mahdi Al-Amidi

Commenting on what was stated by the Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, regarding negotiations with the Kurdistan Region - Iraq, in implementation of Federal Court Decision No. This decision and its implementation, it can be said that there are a set of practical and procedural steps that help the Ministry and the company to do so, and the most important of these procedures are the following:
 
 1. The Ministry of Oil, through the Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), notifies and informs all international oil companies that purchase crude oil not to deal with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the regional government, and with foreign contracting companies (under production sharing contracts) and not to purchase crude oil produced from The fields of the Kurdistan region - Iraq. Otherwise, SOMO will file lawsuits against the companies that buy this oil, given that the ownership of the oil belongs to the Republic of Iraq.
 
 2. The Ministry of Oil, through SOMO, informs the oil-purchasing companies that they must pay the amounts resulting from the differences in crude oil prices for the quantities of oil they have purchased or purchased from the Ministry of Natural Resources, based on the official prices announced by SOMO on the dates of sale and purchase.
 
 3. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare a message that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send to all countries of the world through Iraqi embassies abroad, in which it is clarified that the ownership of petroleum wealth (oil and gas) is for the Iraqi people, and that the development of this wealth and its revenues belong to all the Iraqi people, and it is illegal Dealing with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the region independently, as well as not allowing the establishment of any kind of activities related to oil and gas by representatives of the region in these countries.
 
 4. The Ministry of Oil informs all the oil companies contracting with the Ministry of Natural Resources in the region (production-sharing contracts) that their contracts are invalid based on the decision of the Federal Court, and that they must reconsider their situation, otherwise they will bear the legal consequences of continuing to implement those contracts.
 
 5. The Ministry of Oil informs the Turkish government of not allowing and facilitating the export of crude oil produced from the region's fields. Otherwise, the Turkish government bears the legal and financial consequences of that.
 
 6. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil, the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Iraq to notify the banks in which the proceeds of the sale of crude oil produced from the fields of the region were deposited with the seizure and freezing of those financial returns as they belong to the Republic of Iraq and based on the decision of the Federal Court.
 
 7. The Ministry of Oil informs the companies working on laying oil and gas pipelines from the region to outside Iraq, or the companies operating the pipeline system, to stop their work and activities and that what they are doing is against the law.
 
 8. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Finance - under the direction of the Council of Ministers - to stop paying any amounts to the regional government for its monthly dues, and not to include any financial dues to the region in the general federal budget for the year 2022.
 
 9. The Ministry of Oil continues to approach the regional government in writing to maintain negotiations and discussions With the Ministry of Natural Resources and not to stop that on its part, provided that the negotiating delegation from the region is at the appropriate level, not that this delegation is at a lower level on the part of the Ministry of Oil, or that it is intended to waste time.
 
 10. Coordination between the Ministry of Oil and the Federal Office of Financial Supervision to review records and documents related to the quantities of crude oil and natural gas produced from the region's fields, oil derivatives and financial returns arising from the sale of crude oil and gas.

 

All these measures require a sincere will, boldness and courage based on achieving the public interest and the benefit of all the Iraqi people of all stripes, components and nationalities, and not condoning the interest of the country and the people for useless individual, factional and political considerations and interests

Thanks 6ly410 for this article, number 8 is what I keep screaming about….

This is starting to get good an as soon as Baghdad can figure out a way to implement what the courts have declared we should be golden…

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Kurdistan refuses to abide by the decision of the Federal Court and the Minister of Oil's recognition of the "failure" of negotiations.. 5 options for dealing with the region's oil

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Yes Iraq: Baghdad

Adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government for Energy Affairs, Rebwar Khansi, confirmed today, Tuesday, that the region will not comply with the decision of the Federal Court regarding the oil and gas law in the region, after a previous admission by the Federal Minister of Oil of the failure to reach an agreement with the region, which may lead the federal government to 5 options. To address this file, especially after the Minister of Oil threatened to implement the court's decision.

Khensi said, "The Iraqi government will not be able to implement the decision of the Federal Court regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region."

He added, "We will not abide by the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, which states that the oil and gas law is unconstitutional for the regional government, because it is against the constitution."

The Federal Supreme Court issued, earlier, a ruling ruling that the oil and gas law of the Kurdistan Regional Government, issued in 2007, was unconstitutional, and rescinded it for violating the provisions of constitutional articles, as well as obligating the region to hand over oil production to the federal government.

 

For his part, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar announced that negotiations with the Kurdistan delegation, regarding the management of the energy file in the region, failed and did not achieve any positive results.

Abdul Jabbar said during a meeting of the Ministry’s opinion board that “the Ministry of Oil will proceed towards the literal application of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court in Iraq regarding the management of the energy file in Iraq,” stressing the need for the state to manage the oil activity to ensure its unity.

 

Options available for dealing with Kurdistan's oil

For his part, the oil expert, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, believes that there are 5 options for dealing with the oil of the Kurdistan region, after the Federal Supreme Court in Iraq ruled that Kurdistan is illegal to produce and export oil and gas independently of the central government in Baghdad, and after Kurdistan refused to implement the court’s decision.

Al-Marsoumi shows that “the options available to the Iraqi government are: The first option: to resume the lawsuit filed by the Oil Ministry at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris against Turkey, which since 2014 has allowed Kurdistan to export its oil independently of the Iraqi central government by connecting Kurdish pipelines. With the Iraqi-Turkish line in the Kurdish town of Fishkhabour, which enabled the region to sell its oil and keep its revenues without the authorization of the Iraqi Oil Ministry, which Baghdad considered an illegal practice, prompting the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) on behalf of the Oil Ministry to resort to international arbitration and file a lawsuit against The Turkish government, represented by the state-owned BOTAŞ, the pipeline operator.

And he shows that “any ruling against Turkey will lead to obligating it to follow Baghdad’s instructions regarding marketing all Iraqi oil and loading it in Ceyhan, and the court’s decision may open the door for Iraq to claim compensation, and it is known that this pipeline currently transports about 500,000 barrels per day, of which 400,000 barrels per day are from Kurdistan oil.” And 100,000 barrels per day of Kirkuk crude.”

He added that the second option is "reserving Kurdistan's oil revenues that are in international banks, which will put the regional government in a more difficult financial situation than it is." As for the third option, it is "to stop sending any money to Kurdistan from the general budget until the implementation of Federal Court Decision.

Regarding the fourth option, Al-Massoumi refers to “entering direct negotiations with foreign companies operating in the region for the purpose of reviewing the contracts signed between them and the region and amending them in the interest of both parties, provided that the Ministry of Oil, through one of its companies, manage these contracts, and if the companies refuse, it is possible to claim Western and Arab countries that have companies operating in the Kurdistan region apply legal measures against these companies, which may cause urgent losses to the shares of these companies in the global stock market.”

As for the fifth option, it is “to sue the companies that are currently working on laying a pipeline to transport gas from Kurdistan to Europe via Turkey for contradicting the decision of the Federal Court, which canceled the Oil and Gas Law of 2007 in Kurdistan

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Kurdistan refuses to abide by the decision of the Federal Court and the Minister of Oil's recognition of the "failure" of negotiations.. 5 options for dealing with the region's oil

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Adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government for Energy Affairs, Rebwar Khansi, confirmed today, Tuesday, that the region will not comply with the decision of the Federal Court regarding the oil and gas law in the region, after a previous admission by the Federal Minister of Oil of the failure to reach an agreement with the region, which may lead the federal government to 5 options. To address this file, especially after the Minister of Oil threatened to implement the court's decision.

Khensi said, "The Iraqi government will not be able to implement the decision of the Federal Court regarding the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region."

He added, "We will not abide by the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, which states that the oil and gas law is unconstitutional for the regional government, because it is against the constitution."

The Federal Supreme Court issued, earlier, a ruling ruling that the oil and gas law of the Kurdistan Regional Government, issued in 2007, was unconstitutional, and rescinded it for violating the provisions of constitutional articles, as well as obligating the region to hand over oil production to the federal government.

 

For his part, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar announced that negotiations with the Kurdistan delegation, regarding the management of the energy file in the region, failed and did not achieve any positive results.

Abdul Jabbar said during a meeting of the Ministry’s opinion board that “the Ministry of Oil will proceed towards the literal application of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court in Iraq regarding the management of the energy file in Iraq,” stressing the need for the state to manage the oil activity to ensure its unity.

 

Options available for dealing with Kurdistan's oil

For his part, the oil expert, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, believes that there are 5 options for dealing with the oil of the Kurdistan region, after the Federal Supreme Court in Iraq ruled that Kurdistan is illegal to produce and export oil and gas independently of the central government in Baghdad, and after Kurdistan refused to implement the court’s decision.

Al-Marsoumi shows that “the options available to the Iraqi government are: The first option: to resume the lawsuit filed by the Oil Ministry at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris against Turkey, which since 2014 has allowed Kurdistan to export its oil independently of the Iraqi central government by connecting Kurdish pipelines. With the Iraqi-Turkish line in the Kurdish town of Fishkhabour, which enabled the region to sell its oil and keep its revenues without the authorization of the Iraqi Oil Ministry, which Baghdad considered an illegal practice, prompting the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) on behalf of the Oil Ministry to resort to international arbitration and file a lawsuit against The Turkish government, represented by the state-owned BOTAŞ, the pipeline operator.

And he shows that “any ruling against Turkey will lead to obligating it to follow Baghdad’s instructions regarding marketing all Iraqi oil and loading it in Ceyhan, and the court’s decision may open the door for Iraq to claim compensation, and it is known that this pipeline currently transports about 500,000 barrels per day, of which 400,000 barrels per day are from Kurdistan oil.” And 100,000 barrels per day of Kirkuk crude.”

He added that the second option is "reserving Kurdistan's oil revenues that are in international banks, which will put the regional government in a more difficult financial situation than it is." As for the third option, it is "to stop sending any money to Kurdistan from the general budget until the implementation of Federal Court Decision.

Regarding the fourth option, Al-Massoumi refers to “entering direct negotiations with foreign companies operating in the region for the purpose of reviewing the contracts signed between them and the region and amending them in the interest of both parties, provided that the Ministry of Oil, through one of its companies, manage these contracts, and if the companies refuse, it is possible to claim Western and Arab countries that have companies operating in the Kurdistan region apply legal measures against these companies, which may cause urgent losses to the shares of these companies in the global stock market.”

As for the fifth option, it is “to sue the companies that are currently working on laying a pipeline to transport gas from Kurdistan to Europe via Turkey for contradicting the decision of the Federal Court, which canceled the Oil and Gas Law of 2007 in Kurdistan

6ly410 Thanks,  Excellent articles keep em coming...👍👍🙏🙏.

 

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