Legal expert explains the most prominent obstacles to the legislation of the Oil and Gas Law

[6ly410]

The Federal Audit Office obliges the Kurdistan Region to hand over all oil production from oil fields in the Region

[6ly410]

National Audit Office: Obliging the Kurdistan Regional Government to Hand Over All Oil Production

National Audit Office: Obliging the Kurdistan Regional Government to hand over all oil production » Iraqi News Agency (ina.iq)

 

 Today, 13:25

+A -A

Baghdad is conscious

The Federal Audit Office announced on Monday that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is obliged to hand over all oil production.

According to a statement of the Financial Control received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "the Industrial Activity Audit Department in the National Audit Office has taken a set of measures - we inform all concerned state institutions and public opinion about them - in order to implement the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court No. (59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019) on 15/2/2022, according to which it was decided to rule as follows:

1. The unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its repeal for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 11, 112, 115 and 121) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 130.

2. Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to hand over all oil production from the oil fields in the region.

3. Follow up the invalidity of oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

4. Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all oil contracts concluded with the Regional Government regarding the export of oil and gas and sales in order to audit them and determine the financial rights incurred by the Regional Government as a result.

5. The share of the Kurdistan Region from the general budget shall be determined in a manner that ensures the delivery of the rights of the citizens of the governorates of the region from the federal general budget and not delaying it.

He explained that "these procedures were briefly referred to in the letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 30/1/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court", indicating that "the Bureau continues to follow up on what was stated in the executive axis of the ministerial curriculum / October / 2022, as far as coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government is concerned with the files and decisions related to the region according to the details referred to in the book, which lies in the following:

1. Diwani Order No. (7017) on 30/3/2022, according to which a committee was formed to audit oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region.

2. Diwan letter No. (1/2/13100) on 14/6/2022 addressed to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - Kurdistan Regional Representation, for the purposes of enabling the Bureau to review oil contracts concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

3. The letter of the Bureau No. (1/1/15/15826) on 26/7/2022 addressed to the Ministry of Oil for the purpose of providing the Bureau with a statement that includes the oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region, so that an action plan and an audit program can be prepared in coordination with the aforementioned ministry.

4. Diwan letter No. (11/28/16935) on 11/8/2022 addressed to the Prime Minister's Office, explaining the approach of the Ministry of Oil about the formation of a specialized committee in the Bureau to audit oil contracts concluded by the region.

5. The answer of the Ministry of Oil / Legal Department in its letters numbered (29767) and (22803) on 13/10 and 11/8/2022, to the letters of the Diwan numbered (19903) and (15826) on 13/9/2022 and 26/7/2021 respectively, indicating that the region refused to deliver any oil contracts and any data related to the subject The Ministry of Oil also indicated that the paragraph contained in the decision regarding (obliging the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all contracts The oil concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding the export and sale of oil and gas for the purpose of auditing it and determining the financial rights incurred by the Kurdistan Regional Government as a result of it, and that the region's share of the federal general budget is determined and not delayed after all the decisions of this decision are implemented by the Kurdistan Regional Government and notifying the Federal Government and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau of this) are not implemented until the date of the aforementioned letter of the Ministry of Oil.

6. The letter of the Bureau No. (21513) on 4/10/2022 addressed to each of (the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers / Representative of the Kurdistan Region, the Federal Supreme Court, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Oil, the Financial Audit Bureau in the Kurdistan Region), including that this Bureau is waiting for the preparation of priorities and audit requirements to start the task or provide the Bureau with a statement of these contracts and copies of them so that the Bureau can prepare for the implementation of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, with the offer that the Bureau was not provided with any priorities from Any party regarding the subject until the date of preparation of this book.

The following is a photocopy of the following:

1. Judgment issued by the Federal Supreme Court No. 59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019 on 15/2/2022, related to the unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its cancellation for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 11, 112, 115, 121 and 130) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 2005.

2. Letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 30/1/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court.

[6ly410]

Financial Control: Repeal the Oil and Gas Law in the Region and oblige his government to deliver full oil production

Monday 06, February 2023 13:56 |EconomicalViews: 3

Financial Control: Repeal the Oil and Gas Law in the Region and oblige his government to deliver full oil production (ninanews-com.translate.goog)

Baghdad /Nina/ The Federal Audit Office announced on Monday that the Kurdistan Regional Government is obliged to hand over all oil production. . And the abolition of the Oil and Gas Law No. (22) of 2007 in the region. Finished

[6ly410]

The National Audit Office confirms the unconstitutionality of the oil law in Kurdistan

 

The National Audit Office confirms the unconstitutionality of the oil law in Kurdistan (economy-news.net)

 

  

Economy News-Baghdad

The Federal Audit Office announced on Monday that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is obliged to hand over all oil production.

A statement by the Financial Audit Authority stated that "the Industrial Activity Audit Department at the National Audit Office has taken a set of measures - we inform all concerned state institutions and public opinion about them - in order to implement the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court No. (59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019) on 15/2/2022, according to which it was decided to rule as follows:

1. The unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its repeal for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 11, 112, 115 and 121) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 130.

2. Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to hand over all oil production from the oil fields in the region.

3. Follow up the invalidity of oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

4. Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all oil contracts concluded with the Regional Government regarding the export of oil and gas and sales in order to audit them and determine the financial rights incurred by the Regional Government as a result.

5. The share of the Kurdistan Region from the general budget shall be determined in a manner that ensures the delivery of the rights of the citizens of the governorates of the region from the federal general budget and not delaying it.

He explained that "these procedures were briefly referred to in the letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 30/1/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court", indicating that "the Bureau continues to follow up on what was stated in the executive axis of the ministerial curriculum / October / 2022, as far as coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government is concerned with the files and decisions related to the region according to the details referred to in the book, which lies in the following:

1. Diwani Order No. (7017) on 30/3/2022, according to which a committee was formed to audit oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region.

2. Diwan letter No. (1/2/13100) on 14/6/2022 addressed to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - Kurdistan Regional Representation, for the purposes of enabling the Bureau to review oil contracts concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

3. The letter of the Bureau No. (1/1/15/15826) on 26/7/2022 addressed to the Ministry of Oil for the purpose of providing the Bureau with a statement that includes the oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region, so that an action plan and an audit program can be prepared in coordination with the aforementioned ministry.

4. Diwan letter No. (11/28/16935) on 11/8/2022 addressed to the Prime Minister's Office, explaining the approach of the Ministry of Oil about the formation of a specialized committee in the Bureau to audit oil contracts concluded by the region.

5. The answer of the Ministry of Oil / Legal Department in its letters numbered (29767) and (22803) on 13/10 and 11/8/2022, to the letters of the Diwan numbered (19903) and (15826) on 13/9/2022 and 26/7/2021 respectively, indicating that the region refused to deliver any oil contracts and any data related to the subject The Ministry of Oil also indicated that the paragraph contained in the decision regarding (obliging the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all contracts The oil concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding the export and sale of oil and gas for the purpose of auditing it and determining the financial rights incurred by the Kurdistan Regional Government as a result of it, and that the region's share of the federal general budget is determined and not delayed after all the decisions of this decision are implemented by the Kurdistan Regional Government and notifying the Federal Government and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau of this) are not implemented until the date of the aforementioned letter of the Ministry of Oil.

6. The letter of the Bureau No. (21513) on 4/10/2022 addressed to each of (the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers / Representative of the Kurdistan Region, the Federal Supreme Court, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Oil, the Financial Audit Bureau in the Kurdistan Region), including that this Bureau is waiting for the preparation of priorities and audit requirements to start the task or provide the Bureau with a statement of these contracts and copies of them so that the Bureau can prepare for the implementation of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, with the offer that the Bureau was not provided with any priorities from Any party regarding the subject until the date of preparation of this book.

The following is a photocopy of the following:

1. Judgment issued by the Federal Supreme Court No. 59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019 on 15/2/2022, related to the unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its cancellation for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 11, 112, 115, 121 and 130) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 2005.

2. Letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 30/1/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court.

5 Views

Added 2023/02/06 - 1:50 PM

Update 2023/02/06 - 1:56 PM

    

[6ly410]

The National Audit Office decides to oblige the regional government to hand over all oil production

2023.02.06 - 13:50

The National Audit Office decides to oblige the regional government to hand over all oil production (nasnews.com)

  

Baghdad - Nas  

The Federal Audit Office announced on Monday that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is obliged to hand over all oil production.  

  

  

The National Audit Office said in a statement received by NAS (February 6, 2023), that "the Industrial Activity Audit Department at the National Audit Office has taken a set of measures - we inform all concerned state institutions and public opinion about them - in order to implement the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court No. (59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019) on 15/2/2022, according to which it was decided to rule as follows:  

  

The unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its repeal for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 11, 112, 115, 121 and 130) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 2005.  

  

Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to hand over all oil production from the region's oil fields.  

  

Follow up the invalidity of oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Regional Government.  

  

Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all oil contracts concluded with the KRG regarding the export and sale of oil and gas in order to audit them and determine the financial rights incurred by the KRG as a result.  

  

The share of the Kurdistan region of the general budget is determined in a way that ensures that the rights of the citizens of the provinces of the region are delivered from the federal general budget and not delayed.  

  

He explained that "these procedures were briefly referred to in the letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 30/1/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court", indicating that "the Bureau continues to follow up on what was stated in the executive axis of the ministerial curriculum / October / 2022, as far as coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government is concerned with the files and decisions related to the region according to the details referred to in the book, which lies in the following:  

  

Diwani Order No. (7017) on 30/3/2022, according to which a committee was formed to audit oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region.  

  

Diwan letter No. (1/2/13100) on 14/6/2022 addressed to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - Kurdistan Regional Representation, for the purposes of enabling the Bureau to review oil contracts concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government.  

  

The NAO's letter No. (1/1/15/15826) dated 26/7/2022 addressed to the Ministry of Oil for the purpose of providing the NAO with a statement that includes the oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region, so that an action plan and an audit program can be prepared in coordination with the aforementioned ministry.  

  

Diwan letter No. (11/28/16935) on 11/8/2022 addressed to the Prime Minister's Office, explaining the approach of the Ministry of Oil about the formation of a specialized committee in the Bureau to audit the oil contracts concluded by the region.  

  

The answer of the Ministry of Oil / Legal Department in its letters numbered (29767) and (22803) on 13/10 and 11/8/2022, on the books of the Diwan numbered (19903) and (15826) on 13/9/2022 and 26/7/2021 respectively, indicating that the region refused to deliver any oil contracts and any data related to the subject The Ministry of Oil also indicated that the paragraph contained in the decision regarding (obliging the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all oil contracts concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding the export and sale of oil and gas for the purpose of auditing it and determining the financial rights incurred by the Kurdistan Regional Government as a result of it, and that the region's share of the federal general budget is determined and not delayed after all the decisions of this decision are made by the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau are not implemented until the date of the aforementioned letter of the Ministry of Oil.  

  

The letter of the Bureau No. (21513) on 4/10/2022 addressed to each of (the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers / Representative of the Kurdistan Region, the Federal Supreme Court, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Oil, the Financial Audit Bureau in the Kurdistan Region), including that this Bureau is waiting for the preparation of priorities and audit requirements to start the task or provide the Bureau with a statement of these contracts and copies of them so that the Bureau can prepare for the implementation of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, with the offer that the Bureau was not provided with any priorities from any A party regarding the subject until the date of preparation of this book.  

  

The following is a photocopy of the following:  

  

Judgment issued by the Federal Supreme Court No. 59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019 on 15/2/2022, related to the unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its cancellation for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 11, 112, 115 and 121) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 130.  

  

Letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 30/1/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court.  

[6ly410]

The National Audit Office: Canceling the Oil and Gas Law in the Region and obliging its government to hand over all oil production

Monday 06, February 2023 14:17 |EconomicalViews: 15

The Office of Financial Supervision: canceling the oil and gas law in the region and obliging its government to hand over oil production in full (ninanews-com.translate.goog)

Bagdad (NENA) - The Federal Audit Office announced that the Kurdistan Regional Government is obliged to hand over all oil production. A statement by the Financial Audit Authority stated that "the Industrial Activity Audit Department at the National Audit Office has taken a set of measures - we inform all concerned state institutions and public opinion about them - in order to implement the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court No. (59 / Federal / 2012 and its units 110 / Federal / 2019) on 2/15/2022, according to which it was decided to rule as follows:

1. The unconstitutionality of the Oil and Gas Law in the Kurdistan Region No. (22) of 2007 and its repeal for violating the provisions of Articles (110, 112, 115, 121 and 130) of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq for the year 2005.
2. Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to hand over all oil production from the oil fields in the region.
3. Follow up the invalidity of oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Regional Government.

4. Oblige the Kurdistan Regional Government to enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all oil contracts concluded with the Regional Government regarding the export and sale of oil and gas in order to audit them and determine their financial rights. the Regional Government as a result.
5. The share of the Kurdistan Region from the general budget shall be determined in a manner that ensures the delivery of the rights of the citizens of the governorates of the region from the federal general budget and not delaying it.
He explained that "these procedures were briefly referred to in the letter of the National Audit Office - Industrial Activity Audit Department No. (11/28/2600) on 1/30/2023 addressed to the Federal Supreme Court - Office of the President of the Court", indicating that "the Bureau continues to follow up on what was stated in the executive axis of the ministerial curriculum / October / 2022, as far as coordination between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government is concerned with the files and decisions related to the region according to the details referred to in the book, which lies in the following:

1. Diwani Order No. (7017) on 30/3/2022, according to which a committee was formed to audit oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region.
2. Diwan letter No. (1/2/13100) on 6/14/2022 addressed to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers - Kurdistan Regional Representation, for the purposes of enabling the Bureau to review oil contracts concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government.
3. The letter of the Bureau No. (1/1/15/15826) on 7/26/2022 addressed to the Ministry of Oil for the purpose of providing the Bureau with a statement that includes the oil contracts concluded by the Kurdistan Region, so that an action plan and an audit program can be prepared in coordination with the aforementioned ministry.

4. Diwan letter No. (11/28/16935) on 11/8/2022 addressed to the Prime Minister's Office, explaining the approach of the Ministry of Oil about the formation of a specialized committee in the Bureau to audit oil contracts concluded by the region.
5. The answer of the Ministry of Oil / Legal Department in its letters numbered (29767) and (22803) on 10/13 and 8/11/2022, to the letters of the Diwan numbered (19903) and (15826) on 13 /9/2022 and 26/7/2021 respectively, indicating that the region refused to deliver any oil contracts and any data related to the subject The Ministry of Oil also indicated that the paragraph contained in the decision regarding (obliging the Kurdistan Regional Government to Enable the Iraqi Ministry of Oil and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau to review all Oil contracts concluded with the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding the export and sale of oil and gas for the purpose of auditing and determining the financial rights owed by the Kurdistan Regional Government as a result of it, and that the region's share of the federal general budget is determined and not delayed after all the decisions of this decision are made by the Kurdistan Regional Government and notifying the Federal Government and the Federal Financial Supervision Bureau of that) are not implemented until the date of the letter of the Ministry of Oil Mentioned.
6. The letter of the Bureau No. (21513) on 10/4/2022 addressed to each of (the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers / Representative of the Kurdistan Region, the Federal Supreme Court, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Oil, the Financial Audit Bureau in the Kurdistan Region), including that this Bureau is waiting for the preparation of priorities and audit requirements to start the task or provide the Bureau with a statement of these contracts and copies of them so that the Bureau can prepare for the implementation of the decision of the Federal Supreme Court, with the offer that the Bureau was not provided with any priorities from any party on the subject and until the date of preparation of this book./ Finished 8

[Bama Girl]

On 1/23/2023 at 5:04 AM, 6ly410 said:

, but there are signs of disagreement that may affect the possibility of passing it.

Shocking News!!!😏😊

[Bama Girl]

On 1/25/2023 at 5:54 AM, screwball said:

Coming days….weeks? 😀

Of course not SB but SOON!! 😁😁

[keylime]

Al-Ziyadi: We are determined to legislate the oil and gas law during the current parliamentary session

Al-Ziyadi: We are determined to legislate the oil and gas law during the current parliamentary session

2-6-2023

Information / Baghdad..
Independent MP Muhammad Al-Ziyadi affirmed that there is determination and direction within the parliament and a rise in voices calling for the legislation of the oil and gas law, pointing out that the current time is very appropriate to legislate this law to ensure that every province gets its entitlement from oil and gas.

Al-Ziyadi told Al-Maalouma, “The fifth parliamentary session has many loud voices from independent deputies who are not subordinate to leaders and heads of blocs, so that there is freedom in putting forward important files and draft laws, one of which is the oil and gas law.”

He added, “The time has become very appropriate to enact this law in order to grant rights to citizens and provinces, each according to their entitlement, as silence is no longer useful in front of Kurdistan’s access to oil revenues without a law that regulates this process and grants rights according to entitlement.”

And that “there is a tendency and determination during the current session to legislate the oil and gas law, especially since many votes were raised to implement this law to guarantee the rights of each province in terms of its share of oil and gas, as well as for the region.”

almaalomah.me

[6ly410]

2 minutes ago, keylime said:

“The time has become very appropriate to enact this law i

[6ly410]

A huge sum". Al-Sudanese reveals the percentage of debt incurred by the Kurdistan Region

• Today 19:55
• "A huge sum". Al-Sudani reveals the percentage of debt incurred by the Kurdistan Region | Information (almaalomah-me.translate.goog)

Information/ Private.

A member of the House of Representatives, Mohammed Saadoun Al-Sudani, revealed on Monday the percentage of debts incurred by the Kurdistan Regional Government as a result of the sale and export of oil, while calling on Kurdistan to abide by the decisions of the judiciary .

Al-Sudani said in an interview with the agency / Information /, that "the federal government can not override the decisions of the Federal Court as its steps are final and binding," noting that "the oil and gas file is one of the most important outstanding problems between the center and the region.”

"According to information received from the Parliamentary Finance Committee, the KRG owes up to $128 billion to the central government. as a result of the sale and export of oil abroad without returning to Baghdad."

The member of the House of Representatives called on the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to "resort to the decisions of the Federal Court, which prove the unconstitutionality of the region's conduct of oil exports without returning to the central government."

Al-Sudanese pointed out that "the commitment of the Kurdistan region to the decisions of the federation and the constitution, which stand at the same distance from everyone, is necessary to arbitrate relations with the federal government."

On Monday, the Federal Court announced a package of new measures to implement the paragraphs of its ruling on the unconstitutionality of the oil and gas law in the Kurdistan region, while obliging Kurdistan to "hand over all oil production from oil fields in the region." " Finished/25t

[6ly410]

A member of the Democratic reveals three solutions for Baghdad to send the region's salaries

•  Time : 2023/02/06 22:08:26
•  
• A member of the Democratic reveals three solutions to send Baghdad salaries of the region - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq) Reading : 520 times

  

A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Wafa Muhammad Karim, revealed three solutions for Baghdad to send the region's salaries.

 

Karim told Rabmj {without accusation} broadcast by the Euphrates satellite channel on Monday evening: "We always go to the political agreements concluded, especially after we entered the state coalition and approved the demands of the Kurdistan region."
"The agreement was to wait for all steps until the oil and gas law is enacted and the budget is approved," he said.
Karim stressed that "the 400 billion dinars that the prime minister ordered to be sent to the Kurdistan region never arrived as a result of a political party that ordered the finance minister not to send money to the region."
Regarding the new solutions between Baghdad and Erbil, Karim revealed that "three new solutions were put forward in agreement with the State Coalition, first, the government of Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani can provide funds in the form of loans to the region, and second, to speed up the approval of the budget law, in which the region's share was set at 14% until the oil and gas law is enacted."
"The third solution is to legislate the oil and gas law with a specific timetable," Karim said, adding that "all solutions are legal and political."
"The problems between Baghdad and Erbil prompted the exploitation of oil companies to reduce Kurdistan's oil prices, and we are only committed to the political agreement between the region and the center," he said.
"The Kurdish dispute has worsened the situation with Baghdad and the first concessions we made to the PUK were to postpone the elections, knowing that Sulaymaniyah's financial revenues do not go to the central treasury of the region," Karim said.
 

 

[6ly410]

Political analyst: The Sudanese government contained the repercussions of stopping the salaries of the region and the budget is the ruler

•  Time : 2023/02/06 22:06:45
•  
• Political analyst: The Sudanese government contained the repercussions of stopping the salaries of the region and the budget is the ruler - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq)

  

Political analyst, Mazen Al-Zaidi, believes that the government of Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani contained the repercussions of stopping the salaries of the Kurdistan region, while the budget law is considered the "ruler."

 

Al-Zaidi said to the program {without accusation} broadcast by the Euphrates satellite channel on Monday evening, that: "The coalition of state administration is clear, which is the coalition of government formation, and there is an agreement on medium and reasonable limits on the administration of the state and even in the nature of the relationship with the Kurdistan region."
"As for the government curriculum, it is the agreement and covenant between the blocs forming the government, which includes rights for Baghdad and duties for the region," he said, noting that "changes are the nature and characteristic of political life in the world, including that the region is not what it was in 2003."
"The position of the framework and the Shiite forces towards the Kurdish reactions is a remarkable development, and it has contained the region despite the provocations of some statements on the decisions of the Federal Court, as well as overcoming attempts to strain relations between Baghdad and Erbil," al-Zaidi said.
He pointed out that "the government of Baghdad tried to mitigate the repercussions and salaries of the region and all political agreements are conditional on not violating the constitution, and every political or legal agreement has no value if it violates the constitution and the government has not taken any procedural steps against the region and there is no direction from the framework government to target the constitution and the region must adapt to the fact that the solution comes from Baghdad."
"The region must know that the judiciary is an independent authority that has no authority over it, but the issue of salaries must be resolved and any failure for this reason falls on the shoulders of the region because it does not fulfill its obligations with Baghdad," he said.
He pointed out that "the budget is the governing law and must be approved for the sake of Iraq as a whole, and it is the one who establishes the legislation of the oil and gas law, and the ball is now in the region's court, it must liquidate all debts and entitlements and zero crises."
Regarding the election law, Al-Zaidi explained, "The electoral commission in the Kurdistan region is not legal and there is only the High Independent Commission in the federation, and there is a great understanding and agreement on the Santellco system in the upcoming elections, and postponing the elections of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament may face major lawsuits."
"The framework considers the PUK a strategic partner and an important ally and stands with it until the end, and there is an agreement to stand with Sulaymaniyah and support it," al-Zaidi concluded.

 

[6ly410]

[Officiallytook]

 is correct keep this at the top, pin this thread to the top of the pin posts we need this for anything to take place 

 

[tigergorzow]

Keylime Thanks,  DV Keeping the faith alive and kicking...👍👍🙏🙏.  Git er done boys & girls...GO RV & RI

[6ly410]

Member of the Parliamentary Energy: {semi-official} agreement on the oil and gas law

•  Time : 2023/02/08 14:47:58
•  
• Member of the Parliamentary Energy: An agreement {semi-official} on the oil and gas law - Al-Furat News (alforatnews.iq)

  

A member of the parliamentary oil and energy committee revealed a "semi-official" agreement on the controversial oil and gas bill.

Zainab Juma Al-Moussawi told Al-Furat News: "We in the Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee are constantly working in discussing the oil and gas law and making the amendment to request, especially since there is a political will to approve it in the current fifth parliamentary session and not to transfer it to the next session."
"Many of the problems facing Iraq's oil and gas sector will be solved by approving it," she said.
Al-Musawi pointed out that "it was agreed semi-formally that the outstanding issues will be addressed, in accordance with what is stipulated in the Iraqi constitution."
She explained that "the oil and gas law stipulates that the responsibility for managing oil fields in the country must be entrusted to a national oil company, and supervised by a federal council specialized in this subject, but since 2003, Baghdad and Erbil disagree on the issue of managing the region's oil fields."
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani revealed on Tuesday evening that there is a draft oil and gas law being reviewed between Baghdad and Erbil to mature and then approve it.
Al-Sudani said during the weekly press conference, "The oil and gas law is one of the government's obligations, and there is a draft law that is being circulated between the Federal Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region."
He pointed out that "after the adoption of the budget law, the draft oil and gas law will be discussed."

Raghad Daham

[6ly410]

After a 'deep disagreement'. Report: Baghdad and Erbil close to resolving oil and gas law

2023.02.08 - 16:40

After a 'deep disagreement'. Report: Baghdad and Erbil close to resolving oil and gas law (nasnews.com)

l

  

Baghdad – Nas  

A press report highlighted the issue of the energy file between Baghdad and Erbil, while indicating that the file is close to resolution.  

  

 

  

 

The report published by the newspaper "Al-Arab" and followed by "Nass", (February 8, 2023), says, "The oil and gas law is one of the most important causes of disputes between Baghdad and Erbil, and throughout previous governments and parliamentary sessions, the political blocs did not agree on a final version of this law."  

  

The report reads as follows:  

  

Kurdish political forces did not want to pass the oil and gas law, taking advantage of a constitutional clause that the region's constitutions override the exclusive powers of the government, enacted according to its own law.  

  

However, after the decision of the Federal Court, the region needs legal cover to conclude agreements with international companies that began to fear investing in oil and gas in the Kurdistan region, especially after armed groups targeted the sites of the "Dana Gas" company in conjunction with the Federal Court's decision on the illegality of the region's law and its call to subject oil wealth to the federal government according to Articles 110 and 111 of the Constitution.  

  

Political circles believe that the oil and gas law is one of the most prominent laws that will resolve the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil, especially after the recent moves that preceded and followed the formation of the Sudanese government and the holding of mutual visits between the two sides.  

  

In light of tangible political openness and cooperation to resolve outstanding files between Baghdad and Erbil, common understandings have taken place that end a long period of differences.  

  

In recent months, the Iraqi arena has witnessed political movements between the region and the federal government in order to resolve the oil and gas law, which is one of the most prominent laws that will contribute to solving many problems related to the energy sector between Erbil and Baghdad.  

  

Iraq's oil and gas law, which has been awaiting legislation in the current parliament since 2005, stipulates that responsibility for managing the country's oil fields should be vested in a national oil company, overseen by a specialized federal council.  

  

But since 2003, Baghdad and Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, have differed on the issue of managing the region's oil fields, with Baghdad saying that the region does not declare the real oil export amounts, nor does it hand over those amounts to it, while Kurdistan says that exports from oil fields in its territory must be subject to its management, whether in terms of granting licenses for new explorations, managing existing fields, controlling production and export to destinations of their choice, or contracting for purchase and development.  

  

According to the oil and gas committee in the Iraqi parliament, there are some proposals, including the establishment of an oil company in the Kurdistan region directly linked to the Federal Ministry of Oil in all its extractive and production operations, and the proposals also include the establishment of another company concerned with gas investment, and a third for the investment of government refineries.  

  

The law will be a radical solution to the dispute over oil wealth between Baghdad and Erbil, and even regulates all energy files throughout Iraq, but the oil and gas committee must work with the legal committee, in addition to the higher committee formed between the governments of the center and the region and the company "SOMO", to complete the appropriate formula to develop solutions to all points of contention in the file.  

  

Iraq, OPEC's second-largest oil producer, has vast reserves of black gold, which accounts for 90 percent of its revenues, but Iraq's oil ministry published an analysis in May that said the regional government had committed "legal and procedural violations" in the sale of oil that caused significant losses.  

  

The Iraqi government relies heavily on the price of a barrel of oil and oil revenues, in a country facing economic difficulties and needing several infrastructure projects after years of war.  

  

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani recently revealed that a draft oil and gas law is being reviewed between Baghdad and Erbil for maturation and approval, in a move he believes will resolve the most important dispute over oil wealth between the federal government and the Kurdistan region. It will also organize all related files throughout Iraq.  

  

Al-Sudani said during the weekly press conference that "the oil and gas law is one of the government's obligations, and there is a draft law that is being circulated between the Federal Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Region."  

  

"After the adoption of the budget law, the draft oil and gas law will be discussed," he said.  

  

"The Council of Ministers approved the signing of a fifth licensing round with a final signature for the investment of natural gas," al-Sudani said.  

  

He explained that "the natural gas investment project is one of the important projects stalled four years ago, and provides a quarter of the amount of imported gas within 15 days of its implementation, and can rely on Iraqi natural gas during the next two years as an alternative to imported gas, and covers all local needs."  

[6ly410]

A rapprochement between the center and the region and efforts to end the controversial oil and gas law

Posted 13 seconds ago

 

تقارب بين المركز والاقليم ومساع لانهاء جدلية قانون النفط والغاز | خاص السومرية (www-alsumaria-tv.translate.goog)

After years of continuous disagreements between the center and the region, the flame of rapprochement between the two parties has shone to resolve the oil and gas law, which has long been neglected due to disagreement over how to manage oil wealth.

 

Conversations are taking place in the corridors of parliament about the existence of a rapprochement between the center and the region regarding the fundamental point of contention between the two parties, represented by the oil and gas law.

Resolving the law will be a radical solution to the dispute over oil wealth between Baghdad and Erbil, while the Nepalese Oil and Gas Committee continues to make some amendments and put forward proposals, most notably the establishment of an oil company in the Kurdistan region linked to the Federal Ministry of Oil, and this will contribute to reducing the gap between the two sides.