Parliamentary and political movement to put the oil and gas law to a vote within Parliament

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HCL....Summer 2023....Let's Go...❗

[yota691]

Parliamentary Committee: The road is paved for approving the oil and gas law

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15:19  2023-06-17  82  Policy 0

A member of the Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Zainab Jumaa Al-Moussawi, considered, on Saturday, that the road has become a paved path for the adoption of stalled laws, the most important of which is the oil and gas law.

 

Al-Moussawi said, in a statement received by "Al-Mutalaa", that "after approving the financial budget for the years ( 2023-2024-2025 ), the road is now paved for the approval of suspended laws from previous parliamentary sessions, the most important of which is the oil and gas law, which will draw a map of oil in Iraq and solve problems between the federal government." And the Kurdistan Regional Government guarantees the rights of both parties.

 

Al-Moussawi indicated, "The Oil and Gas Committee is working to prepare the appropriate ground for approving the law very soon," revealing "the existence of political interference working to obstruct the legislation of this law within the House of Representatives."

 

Al-Moussawi confirmed in an interview with the official agency, followed by "Al-Ghad Press", that "there are political forces that do not want to solve the Iraqi economic problems," noting that "the Oil and Gas Committee is working hard to remove obstacles and resolve differences between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil."

[yota691]

Economist: the regional government seeks to obstruct the passage of the oil and gas law

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Oil expert Hamza Al-Jawahiri confirmed today, Sunday, that the Kurdistan Regional Government is seeking to obstruct the passage of the oil and gas bill in the Iraqi parliament.

Al-Jawahiri said in a press interview seen by “Takadum” that “the issue of approving the oil and gas law went through several attempts, the last of which was in 2011, when a proposal for the law was submitted and it was obstructed by the Kurdistan Regional Government.”

 

He added, "The approval of the oil and gas law is governed by the Iraqi political will par excellence, and there is nothing to do with the outside to prevent its passage," noting that "three failed attempts were made during the previous years to pass the law."

 

And that "the approval of the oil and gas law is governed by the Iraqi political will par excellence, and there is nothing to do with the outside to prevent its approval, and there are no external pressures that work not to pass the law."

 

Al-Jawahiri pointed out, "The Kurdistan region wants to separate the law according to its will, which serves the interest of the region at the expense of other Iraqi provinces."

 

And he pointed out that “after the decision of the International Court in Paris and the decision of the Federal Court regarding the production, export and marketing of the region’s oil, and it was followed recently by articles in the budget law for the current year that governed the relationship between the region and the center, as it put the region’s government in embarrassment, and thus its approval became easier than it was in previous attempts.” ".

 

It is noteworthy that the suspended oil and gas law in Parliament since its first session, in 2005, is one of the most prominent points on which a preliminary agreement was reached between the governments of Baghdad and the region, but the law faces many obstacles, despite the fact that it helps to resolve the differences between the governments of Baghdad and the region.

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Parliamentary Committee: Legislation of the oil law is sufficient to resolve the crises with the region

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The Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee pledged, on Monday, to overcome the differences between the federal government and the regional government by approving the oil and gas law, indicating that passing the law is sufficient to resolve the crises between the two parties.

Committee member Sabah Sobhi said, in a press interview seen by Taqaddam, that “the legislation of the oil and gas law would solve the outstanding problems between the two sides, foremost of which is the sharing of powers to manage the country’s oil wealth.”

Sobhi added, "The legislation of the law guarantees the rights of the oil-producing provinces and is considered a mini-constitutional map," pointing out that "there is an effort during the current parliamentary session to pass the oil and gas law to regulate the relationship between the center and the region."

He pointed out, “The legislation of the oil and gas law is a major part of the political agreement concluded by the participating parties in the “State Administration” coalition.

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[screwball]

pass a budget with articles that address the kurds but not an oil law? 🤣

[DWS112]

Parliamentary oil sets a date for approving a "jadali" law.. What is the matter with Kurdistan?

June 20, 2023

 

The Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee set, today, Tuesday,     the date for voting on the oil and gas law under the dome of parliament, and while it showed the disadvantages of Erbil's lack of unity in approving it, it considered it to draw a "map" of the black gold sector again.

Committee member Zainab al-Moussawi said, in an interview with Alsumaria News, that "the approval of the financial budget law paved the way for moving forward towards passing the oil and gas law in the House of Representatives," expecting it to be "passed after the legislative recess."

She added, "The Kurdistan Regional Government's continued failure to unite with the Iraqi forces in approving the law will add economic and financial problems to it, as it is now under international rule from the International Arbitration Club, which prevents it from exporting oil except with the approval of Baghdad, and this is what happened in the budget law, where the export will take place." through the National Sumo Company.

A member of the Parliamentary Oil Committee explained, "The oil and gas law will draw the map of the black gold sector again in all regions of Iraq, including the Kurdistan region."

The draft oil and gas law in Iraq is still awaiting legislation in the House of Representatives 18 years after it was drafted, as it was deported many times during previous parliamentary sessions, but political differences prevented its passage.

The draft oil and gas law assigns responsibility for managing oil fields to a national oil company that is supervised by the Federal Oil and Gas Council.

Despite the economic importance of the oil and gas law, which has been awaiting legislation in parliament since 2005, which stipulates that the responsibility for managing the country’s oil fields should be entrusted to a national oil company, which is supervised by Baghdad, the dispute over the issue of managing the fields of the Kurdistan region of Iraq remains. Oil has prevented it from being voted on for many years, as the law was passed many times during previous parliamentary sessions and was not included in parliamentary laws and legislation.

Earlier, the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, agreed with the President of the Kurdistan Region, Masrour Barzani, to resolve differences and outstanding issues, including the files of the financial budget for the year 2023 and the oil and gas law, but the law is still a matter of controversy after talking about Preparing for a new version of it following the dispute over its passage in light of the divergence of political opinions.

Edited June 20, 2023 by DWS112

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DWS112 Thanks,  Keeping hope alive on the "HCL".  Git er done boys & girls...👍🙏😁

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Let’s hope this passes before July 1st

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12 hours ago, DWS112 said:

The Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee set, today, Tuesday,     the date for voting on the oil and gas law under the dome of parliament, and while it showed the disadvantages of Erbil's lack of unity in approving it, it considered it to draw a "map" of the black gold sector again.

[NoviceInvestor]

9 minutes ago, screwball said:

Let’s hope this passes before July 1st

Nothing is easy in relation to Iraq so I am sure there is a lot more arguing to be done before they get it sorted.🤔.

Whether it passes before July 1 or not I’m totally over it all. 

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Come July I'm going to give myself a break from the Dinar news. 

[Inbedded HorseHead]

39 minutes ago, Dretown39 said:

Come July I'm going to give myself a break from the Dinar news. 

Ever watch that movie “Groundhog Day”?…..you live that movie by following the Dinar

[Jaygo]

1 hour ago, Dretown39 said:

Come July I'm going to give myself a break from the Dinar news. 

Oh hell you only been for 4 years!!! Hasn’t been this interesting in 13 years!!! 😂

[3n1]

1 hour ago, screwball said:

Let’s hope this passes before July 1st

 

you didn't specify which year 🤣

[Dretown39]

33 minutes ago, Jaygo said:

Oh hell you only been for 4 years!!! Hasn’t been this interesting in 13 years!!! 😂

😆😆😆😆 I spent the first few years lurking on this site before I joined. Like everybody else I'm ready for this ride to end

[Dretown39]

1 hour ago, Inbedded HorseHead said:

Ever watch that movie “Groundhog Day”?…..you live that movie by following the Dinar

😆😆😆

[screwball]

55 minutes ago, 3n1 said:

 

you didn't specify which year 🤣

true.......the worlds and country is going fubar

[lmb4321]

Could it be they are sending some disinformation......just a thought...

Remember...before this happens....they are not going to tell you when it will...

Why would they?......

[yota691]

POSTED ON 2023-06-26 BY SOTALIRAQ

Representatives confirm the imminent enactment of the oil and gas law

Yesterday, Sunday, deputies reported that the legislation of the oil and gas law is imminent, stressing that discussions about it will start after the end of the legislative recess, stressing the need to end the differences in this regard between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Representative Nermin Maarouf confirmed in a press statement, "There is a political consensus to pass the oil and gas law during the current session."

Maarouf said, "There are joint technical committees to look into outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil, including the draft oil and gas law."

And she noted that "many of the problems facing the oil and gas sector in Iraq will be resolved by its approval."

Maarouf indicated, “The agreement concluded within the State Administration Coalition provides for the legislation of the oil and gas law within a period of 6 months from the work of forming the government.”

Maarouf went on to say that “the draft oil and gas law is one of the most important solutions in this file that ends the oil dispute between the federal government and the regional government.”

For her part, Representative Zainab Juma Al-Moussawi stated, “The road has now become paved for the approval of suspended laws from previous parliamentary sessions, after approving the financial budget for the years (2023-2024-2025).”

Al-Moussawi added, "The most important of these laws is the oil and gas law, which will draw the oil map in Iraq, solve the problems between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, and guarantee the rights of both parties."

And she pointed out, “The Oil and Gas Committee is working to prepare the appropriate ground for approving the law very soon,” revealing “the presence of political interference working to obstruct the legislation of this law within the House of Representatives.”

Al-Moussawi concluded, "There are political forces that do not want to solve the Iraqi economic problems," indicating that "the Oil and Gas Committee is working hard to remove obstacles and resolve differences between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil."

On a related note, Representative Durgham al-Maliki said, “The oil and gas law is one of the important laws, and it preserves the rights of Iraq in general, whether in the Kurdistan region or the central and southern governorates.”

He added, "We will work in the House of Representatives, with the start of the new legislative term, to legislate the oil and gas law, as it will finally decide the mechanism of export and import."

And between al-Maliki, "the federal government and the Kurdistan region are waiting for the end of the legislative term of the House of Representatives in order to work on sending the oil and gas law after agreeing on all its paragraphs for the purpose of its legislation during the next few period."

In addition, economist Nabil Al-Tamimi said, “The oil and gas law regulates the method of extracting oil and natural minerals that are produced within the borders of the Iraqi state and including the Kurdistan region, as well as regulating oil revenues according to the interpretations of the Iraqi constitution in the paragraph on the distribution of natural resources.”

Al-Tamimi continued, "This law could end the differences between the Baghdad government and the Kurdistan region that resulted in the distribution of oil extraction revenues."

He pointed out, "The oil and gas law must be submitted to the Iraqi parliament because of its economic importance, and its reflection on the nature of the political relationship in accordance with the agreement concluded between the political parties that formed the Iraqi government."

Al-Tamimi went on to say that “the date for presenting the oil and gas law to parliament must be within six months of the life of the current government,” expecting “to pass the law inside the dome of parliament in the coming period.”

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi constitution provides for the need to legislate a law to regulate the exploitation of natural resources between the federal government and the regions and governorates, but Parliament has not succeeded in enacting it until now due to political differences.

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POSTED ON 2023-06-25 BY SOTALIRAQ

Kurdish MP: There is a political agreement in parliament to pass the oil and gas law

A deputy from the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc in the Iraqi parliament explained that there is a “political agreement to pass the oil and gas law in parliament.”

"Parliament is ready to discuss several laws agreed upon by the State Administration Coalition, including the oil and gas law," Jayyi Timur said in an interview.

He added, "The two governments, the federal and the Kurdistan Region, continue to hold discussions on the oil and gas law, with the aim of accelerating its enactment."

Meanwhile, a member of the Oil and Gas Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, Sargam Maliki, considered that the oil and gas law is “one of the most important laws that guarantees the rights of Iraq in general, and the Kurdistan Region and the southern and central governorates.”

He said in a statement to Kurdistan 24: “Both governments, the federal government and Kurdistan, are waiting for the end of the legislative recess, and after their approval, the law will be presented to parliament.”

For his part, the deputy head of the oil and gas committee in the Iraqi parliament, Nehru Rwandzi, said after the governments of Baghdad and Erbil signed the agreement, “They formed a committee and prepared a letter and sent it to the advisory council, but it has not yet been presented to parliament.”

Rwandzi pointed out that the Iraqi parliament “when it receives the law from the advisory council, it will evaluate it before implementing it.”

This comes at a time when the Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani, insists on enacting the oil and gas law as agreed upon between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad, which is in the interest of all Iraqi provinces.

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Confused . com.... if they are in recess HOW can they bring this to parliament  on Tuesday?

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Democratic Party (L): Al-Abadi issued the oil law because of the word "together" and we want to live in peace with Baghdad

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Democratic Party of (): Abadi confiscated the oil law because of the word "together" and we want to live in peace with Baghdad - Iraq News (iraqakhbar-com.translate.goog)

 
 

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A leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party revealed today, Monday, that the time has come to legislate the oil and gas law, which will ensure the resolution of differences between the center and the region, stressing that the law was not enacted previously because its draft was confiscated by Al-Abadi.

The leader, who preferred not to be named, said in a statement quoted by the correspondent of (Iraqi Information News Agency), that "in the parliamentary session that coincided with the government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the draft oil and gas law was presented three times, but al-Abadi confiscated it all and did not allow the law to be legislated." This caused a major disagreement between the central and regional governments.

And he added, "The Iraqi constitution stipulates with regard to oil and work to extract it by the center and the region (together), and the word together was rejected by the previous governments in Baghdad because they did not want to involve the region in the file of oil management."

He explained that "the political parties in the Kurdistan region have reconsidered their calculations after the advent of the current government, which took the initiative to resolve differences and now believes in work and partnership in accordance with the constitution as the main reference to solving problems. "

He touched on "the region now wants to live in peace with Baghdad and nothing more than that, and the opportunity is favorable to legislate laws that support the partnership between the two parties, and soon the law will be legislated that guarantees the resolution and resolution." of many differences (the oil and gas law), which is long overdue, and other laws such as the Federation Council and others.

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Imminent but on recess? 😂😂😂oh well it is Tuesday, probs just another date and day!

[yota691]

The Kurdistan Democratic Party clarifies its position on approving the oil and gas law

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Information / Baghdad.. 

The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Representative Mahma Khalil, confirmed, on Saturday, that there is a political will to pass the oil and gas law during the current parliamentary session.

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Khalil said in a statement to Al-Maalouma, that "the multiple meetings between the federal government and the leaders of the Kurdish parties at the highest levels, in addition to the technical delegations that were held dozens of times, led to the existence of a political will to solve the issue of legislation of the oil and gas law."

He added, "All the forces of the state coalition are unanimous in approving the oil and gas law and speeding up its legislation during the current parliamentary session, with the aim of ending the problems between the central government and the regional government."

He pointed out that "the issue of oil and gas will be in the next stage on the agenda of the House of Representatives, and everyone is excited to end this file in the next stage."

Despite the economic importance of the Iraqi Oil and Gas Law, which has been awaiting legislation in Parliament since 2005, which stipulates that the responsibility for managing the country’s oil fields should be entrusted to a national oil company, supervised by Baghdad, the dispute over the issue of managing the fields of the Kurdistan region Iraq's oil industry prevented voting on it for many years. Ended / 25