" The Oil and Gas Law is actually farther ahead than the news has been telling us" BY MNT GOAT, 6 AUGUST

PARLIAMENT RETURNS THE OIL AND GAS LAW TO THE GOVERNMENT: IT MUST ADD PARAGRAPHS THAT KEEP PACE WITH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS

The Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee has returned the draft oil and gas law to the government and is awaiting its return to the House of Representatives, after amending paragraphs in it and reaching political consensus on it.

Committee member, Dhurgham Al-Maliki, said in a press statement that “the oil and gas law is currently outside the halls of the House of Representatives after it was returned to the government,” noting that “the committee is studying the law in detail to achieve the political agreement.”

He explained that “ the government must work on amending and adding new paragraphs to the law that keep pace with the tremendous development in the global oil field and then send it to the House of Representatives,” explaining that “political differences still exist and that is why it was not voted on.”

(WOW! This is excellent news. This article shows us the Oil and Gas Law is actually farther ahead than the news has been telling us. It actually did reach parliament and the readings were conducted so far. Will they vote on it and pass it once these changes are made and it returns to parliament? Can they get a political consensus finally after 19 years of stalling?)