Parliamentary oil: Kurdish demands are behind the delay in resolving the oil and gas law, 17 JAN

Parliamentary oil: Kurdish demands are behind the delay in resolving the oil and gas law

Information / Baghdad…
A member of the Parliamentary Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Kazem Al-Touki, confirmed that raising the ceiling on the demands of the Kurds was behind the postponement of the resolution of the oil and gas law, despite the continuation of negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil, but the law has not been decided.

Al-Touki told Al-Maalouma, “The oil and gas law has not been neglected, and there are movements by the executive and legislative authorities to resolve this law and agree on it in order to pass it in Parliament after the end of the legislative term recess.”

He added, “The Kurds are seeking to impose their will and tried to raise the ceiling of their demands in the oil and gas law, which created a problem that prompted the postponement of proceeding with the law until the controversial issues between Baghdad and Erbil are resolved. Therefore, the law will need a lot of pause before it is voted on in Parliament.”

He stated that “the problem of the oil and gas law between Baghdad and Erbil is summarized in the disputed areas and Article 140, where the law is still unresolved in light of ongoing negotiations and dialogues between the two sides in order to resolve the outstanding issues to ensure the passage of the law.”

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