Distribution of approximately 6,600 plots of land among employees of the Basra Oil Company, 9 MARCH

  Distribution of approximately 6,600 plots of land among employees of the Basra Oil Company

3/8/3034    Baghdad

Today, Friday, Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul-Ghani announced the distribution of 6,598 plots of land among employees of the Basra Oil Company.

A statement from the ministry received by “Al-Iqtisad News” stated that “Abdul Ghani stressed, during the ceremony of distributing land plot bonds to a number of employees of the Basra Oil Company, the keenness of the government and the ministry to provide a free and dignified life for employees of the oil sector who continue day and night in order to sustain and increase oil production and investment.” Optimum for this wealth, in support of the national economy .”

The Minister of Oil added: “Today we have reaped the fruits of sincere efforts over the past period to obtain this large area of land in cooperation with the governorate administration and the concerned authorities to transform it into residential plots of land, and to transform the dream into reality, and ink on paper into reality on the ground, and here we are today.” We are with you to fulfill what we promised you, and we will not stop there. Rather, we are moving forward to achieve our goal for all workers in oil companies to obtain their entitlement to secure a decent life for them.”

He pointed out that “the total number of residential plots of (Al-Biban) lands that were sorted in the Shatt al-Arab district reached (6598) plots, with (120) plots that conflict with the prohibitions of electricity towers - high voltage (132) V.K. A committee is working to follow up on land ownership.” (Al-Biban) decided to resolve this by approaching the concerned authorities by asking the Electricity Department to remove the encroaching towers. The committee also approached the Shatt al-Arab Municipality to appropriate the canceled railways that pass through (Al-Biban) District, which is affiliated with the Basra Oil Company. If approval is obtained, it will be added. Approximately (420) residential plots, in addition to the completion of all real estate bonds issued in the name of the Basra Oil Company, and the First Real Estate Registration Department in Basra has expressed its readiness to receive the transactions of the beneficiaries of the Basra Oil Company.”

Abdul-Ghani noted “coordination with the Basra Governorate administration to allocate (40) thousand plots of land for distribution to workers in oil companies in the governorate,” stressing: “Since we assumed the responsibility of the ministry, we have been keen to pay attention to the segment of employees and provide them with the requirements of a decent life, especially the distribution of plots of land.” And residential complexes, and we stressed the inclusion of all workers in the oil sector in accordance with the applicable controls and contexts.”

The Minister of Oil instructed "the administrations of oil companies to expedite the resolution of the issue of lands for affiliates in coordination with the governorate administrations," indicating that he is "personally following up on this issue, which falls within the priorities of the government and the ministry."

For his part, the Director General of the Basra Oil Company, Bassem Abdul Karim, extended his “thanks and appreciation to the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and the Minister of Oil for his efforts, endeavors and follow-up in obtaining these lands for the company’s employees,” stressing that “this represents an incentive to provide more work and giving in service of the public interest.” .   LINK