Monday, December 11, 2023
A parliamentary committee proposes a solution to the controversial points regarding the oil and gas law, 11 DEC
A parliamentary committee proposes a solution to the controversial points regarding the oil and gas law
Kazem Al-Touki, a member of the Parliamentary Oil, Gas, and Natural Resources Committee, stated on Monday that political discussions between Baghdad and Erbil are necessary to resolve the controversial aspects of the oil and gas law. Once these discussions have occurred, the law can be submitted to Parliament for a vote.
According to Al-Touki, the committees responsible for dealing with matters related to the oil and gas law have completed their discussions. The goal was to prepare the law for presentation and discussion among the government, political parties, and the Ministry of Oil. Additionally, there were discussions between the region and the Ministry of Oil regarding the same law.
According to him, it is expected that the oil and gas law will be discussed in the next legislative term of the Parliament. The relevant committees were able to resolve all the technical controversial points in this law except for the issues related to the region. Discussions with Kurdistan are required to move forward with the law.
“He stated that resolving the legal matter requires dialogue with the region’s political parties, especially since the technical committees have resolved all controversial points about the law, except for some points that require political intervention.”
"RV UPDATE" BY FRANK26, 11 DEC
Frank26
We're at the stage now where there's no need to look for anything. There's a need to watch everything that's coming out. Everything that's going to be coming out is the ambrosia of our study, the reward of our years of studying together.
There's only one thing left on the CBI's and Sudani's part of the monetary reform...bring out the new exchange rate and the new national currency that belongs to the Iraqi citizens and to their future. That' the one thing that's left.
There is no more guessing. The World Bank has just told the whole world Iraq is about to raise the value of its currency.
Question: "How long will we have to exchange IYO?" The American dollar 3-zero notes are still legal tender. They're from the turn of last century! We still have 3-zero notes...and they've never been expired. But in this case it's different. IMO I think they'll probably give you within a year. Therefore it could be a year, six months, 3 months ...
Of course they [the banks] are going to verify it [your dinars upon exchange]. I love when people say, 'Hey Frank I need my Certificate of Authenticity...So I can give it to the guy at the bank to prove this is real dinars.' Who told you that? 'The guy that sold me the dinars...'When you take your dinars to a bank they are not going to say let me see your certificate of authenticity. They will tell you if they are real or not.
The CBI meetings are in Dubai right now...they are coming to a conclusion. Were the CBI meetings discussing, should we use this rate, should we do this, this this, that? No. What they were discussing is, 'Are we going to release it on this date at this rate and this is what we have to do and this, this, this and this.' Okay! Now these meetings IMO are coming to a conclusion. Yeah, they are working a few things but it's over and done with.
KRG delegation, oil and gas companies’ reps address resuming oil exports, 11 DEC
KRG delegation, oil and gas companies’ reps address resuming oil exports
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A negotiating delegation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) consisting of a senior team of the Ministry of Natural Resources met with oil and gas production companies on Sunday in Erbil.
The meeting covered the most recent developments in the negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad regarding the oil laws and budget, as well as the actions taken by the KRG to protect the region’s constitutional rights and find a solution.
The meeting also expressed the Kurdistan Region’s desire to resume oil exports as soon as possible with the representatives of the companies, which requires finding a common understanding of all parties on the cost of production and transportation of oil.
Moreover, the meeting addressed the challenges faced by oil companies in the past few years, caused by a combination of global conflicts and the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finally, both sides decided to continue such joint meetings to find common solutions, resolve outstanding issues, and resume oil exports, set to play an important role in the economic recovery of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
The export of Kurdish oil through the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline has been halted since March 25 after Iraq claimed victory against Türkiye at a Paris-based international court for allowing the KRG to independently export its oil.
Earlier on Dec. 5, the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) expressed its concern that Kurdish and Iraqi natural resource officials did not invite representatives from the organization to bilateral meetings.
APIKUR member companies complained they have “neither been included in these meetings nor been invited to participate in any future meetings between the KRG and GOI [Government of Iraq].”The meeting of the negotiating delegation of the KRG and oil and gas production companies, Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo: KRG)The meeting of the negotiating delegation of the KRG and oil and gas production companies, Dec. 10, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
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"RV UPDATE" BY MARKZ, 11 DEC
MarkZ
[via PDK] ...I am hearing the push is to be well underway by [January]. I’m hearing they still want money moving by Christmas. But nobody knows the timing…
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Walkingstick All these meetings that the CBI had with all these agencies that were helping them with their monetary reform are done. Al...