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Iraq looking for new outlets for oil exports
2/27/2015
The Iraqi Oil Ministry said it was seeking to export oil to northern Iraq through Jordan and Egypt, as part of steps to provide more than one port for the export of crude, while analysts say that there is a concern to Baghdad, from the impact of the political and security turmoil in the region, the effectiveness of export ports in Basra southern Iraq, as well as the export pipeline passing through Kurdistan (north) to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. And agreed to the Oil Ministry in December 18 / December last, with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan, on the export of oil to North Africa through the gate of Egypt. A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Assem Jihad, said in a statement, "the new Arab" reporter, said that the ministry is seeking to diversify its export sources, which contributes significantly to raise the financial returns to Iraq. Jihad pointed out that according to the agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Energy, will be the implementation of a strategic line, transports crude oil from Iraq to Jordan and then to Egypt.
A member of the Committee on Energy parliamentary, Nora Albjara, for "new Arab", "The Jordanian Iraqi line to be connected to Egypt, is considered one of the most important export lines in case done, because it will provide significant financial returns to Iraq, through the transfer of oil to North Africa through Egypt ".
Albjara added that "limiting the export across Basra (southern port), and the Kurdistan region (north), is needed to expand the export sources across a network of new pipelines for Iraq," noting that Iraq plans to raise its production to more than four million barrels per day by the end of next year 2016, which will not be achieved without a new port for export, where Iraq is suffering primarily from surplus production and export capacity constraints.
"The export of these implementing Palace, is a major limitation of Iraq, especially with the use of Turkey and the Kurds oil source file, as a pressure on Baghdad
The Iraqi ambassador to Jordan, Jawad Abbas, said in a press conference last week, said that the oil be created tube, is subject to an in-depth study on change course, to avoid security risks posed by the "Islamic state", which controls large areas north and west of Iraq started.
According to studies released by the governments of Iraq, Jordan, earlier, the tube was pass areas of central Iraq, towards the western areas of unrest and clashes between the organization of the Islamic state and Iraqi forces, represented in Anbar province, where he planned to enter Jordanian territory through that province But the studies referred to by Ambassador, spend letter tube path to controlled areas of Iraq.
The total project cost of $ 18 billion, 1700-kilometer-long, and starts from the Iraqi oil fields and even the Jordanian export ports to Egypt.
According to Iraqi oil expert, the "survival of Iraq at the mercy of two ports to export oil only, representatives of Basra through the creek deep seaport on the Arabian Gulf, the strategic oil pipeline connected to the port of Ceyhan, a major threat to the country's economy."
He said the expert, who preferred anonymity, said that "the export of these implementing Palace, is a major limitation of Iraq, especially with the use of Turkey and the Kurds source of oil file, as a pressure on Baghdad between now and then, as well as the Iranian threat of repeated closure of the Strait of Hormuz, if subjected to any military action that results from nuclear negotiations with the West has failed. "
Although unable to resume work Saudi Iraqi line, stalled since 1991, which is connecting the crazy oil fields in central Iraq and the ports of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Iraq remains obliged to search for new outlets for export, non-threatening to stop and political cost of taxes, as described by the expert
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2/27/2015
The Iraqi Oil Ministry said it was seeking to export oil to northern Iraq through Jordan and Egypt, as part of steps to provide more than one port for the export of crude, while analysts say that there is a concern to Baghdad, from the impact of the political and security turmoil in the region, the effectiveness of export ports in Basra southern Iraq, as well as the export pipeline passing through Kurdistan (north) to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. And agreed to the Oil Ministry in December 18 / December last, with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan, on the export of oil to North Africa through the gate of Egypt. A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Assem Jihad, said in a statement, "the new Arab" reporter, said that the ministry is seeking to diversify its export sources, which contributes significantly to raise the financial returns to Iraq. Jihad pointed out that according to the agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Energy, will be the implementation of a strategic line, transports crude oil from Iraq to Jordan and then to Egypt.
A member of the Committee on Energy parliamentary, Nora Albjara, for "new Arab", "The Jordanian Iraqi line to be connected to Egypt, is considered one of the most important export lines in case done, because it will provide significant financial returns to Iraq, through the transfer of oil to North Africa through Egypt ".
Albjara added that "limiting the export across Basra (southern port), and the Kurdistan region (north), is needed to expand the export sources across a network of new pipelines for Iraq," noting that Iraq plans to raise its production to more than four million barrels per day by the end of next year 2016, which will not be achieved without a new port for export, where Iraq is suffering primarily from surplus production and export capacity constraints.
"The export of these implementing Palace, is a major limitation of Iraq, especially with the use of Turkey and the Kurds oil source file, as a pressure on Baghdad
The Iraqi ambassador to Jordan, Jawad Abbas, said in a press conference last week, said that the oil be created tube, is subject to an in-depth study on change course, to avoid security risks posed by the "Islamic state", which controls large areas north and west of Iraq started.
According to studies released by the governments of Iraq, Jordan, earlier, the tube was pass areas of central Iraq, towards the western areas of unrest and clashes between the organization of the Islamic state and Iraqi forces, represented in Anbar province, where he planned to enter Jordanian territory through that province But the studies referred to by Ambassador, spend letter tube path to controlled areas of Iraq.
The total project cost of $ 18 billion, 1700-kilometer-long, and starts from the Iraqi oil fields and even the Jordanian export ports to Egypt.
According to Iraqi oil expert, the "survival of Iraq at the mercy of two ports to export oil only, representatives of Basra through the creek deep seaport on the Arabian Gulf, the strategic oil pipeline connected to the port of Ceyhan, a major threat to the country's economy."
He said the expert, who preferred anonymity, said that "the export of these implementing Palace, is a major limitation of Iraq, especially with the use of Turkey and the Kurds source of oil file, as a pressure on Baghdad between now and then, as well as the Iranian threat of repeated closure of the Strait of Hormuz, if subjected to any military action that results from nuclear negotiations with the West has failed. "
Although unable to resume work Saudi Iraqi line, stalled since 1991, which is connecting the crazy oil fields in central Iraq and the ports of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Iraq remains obliged to search for new outlets for export, non-threatening to stop and political cost of taxes, as described by the expert
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