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Minister of Oil: Oil and economic battle in Iraq not less important than fighting ISIS
5/30/2015
Shafaq News / The Iraqi Minister of Oil , Adel Abdul Mahdi considered on Saturday paying attention to the oil sector and economic in general is not less important than the battles waged by the security forces against the terrorist groups which control parts of the country, while stressing that the ministry continues in enactment of the oil and gas law to fill the "gap "between the producing provinces and the federal government in Baghdad.
"The oil and economic battle is not less important than fighting battles,” Mahdi said in a speech during the Third deliberative meeting to discuss the powers between the federal government and local governments in the oil and gas management, which was held in Maysan province, followed up by “Shafaq News”.
"you can see ISIS trying to seize Alas , Baiji and Albu Ajil oil fields to secure the needs of the fuel as well as to support terrorist operations to sell crude oil not less important for it from obtaining weapons , getting oil might be more important to ISIS ", praising the security forces , Popular Mobilization Units and Peshmerga which has managed over the past period to "ward off danger" of ISIS organization on the oil fields.
About the relation of the producing provinces with the federal government ,Abdul-Mahdi said that there are three axes to regulate the relations which is the relation of the provinces with the federal government, the relationship of the federal government with companies and their relationship (i.e., local and federal governments) with companies, including the foreign companies, as all these relations must be regulated.
He noted that "if there was an oil and gas law, there would not be a gap between the local governments and the federal government, we are serious in the ministry to correct this and enact this Act”.
Abdul-Mahdi said "all security and economic sectors and people's lives are related to oil exports, we are accredited on the basis of oil and should increase exports, all should know that any obstruction of the oil sector will directly affect the country."
He warned that "some companies want to underestimate the contracts concluded with them and even wants to withdraw and these companies are friends non-colonial as in the past, the companies are not charity and the introduction of social worker is an important part in the contracts with them," adding that " if relations between us and those companies tensed then this will affect our interests. "
The Minister of Oil stressed that the country is witnessing "a serious decline in various sectors, including industrial and agricultural, and we have seen in the recent crisis how the economic situation in the country became obvious when it is not based on those sectors
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5/30/2015
Shafaq News / The Iraqi Minister of Oil , Adel Abdul Mahdi considered on Saturday paying attention to the oil sector and economic in general is not less important than the battles waged by the security forces against the terrorist groups which control parts of the country, while stressing that the ministry continues in enactment of the oil and gas law to fill the "gap "between the producing provinces and the federal government in Baghdad.
"The oil and economic battle is not less important than fighting battles,” Mahdi said in a speech during the Third deliberative meeting to discuss the powers between the federal government and local governments in the oil and gas management, which was held in Maysan province, followed up by “Shafaq News”.
"you can see ISIS trying to seize Alas , Baiji and Albu Ajil oil fields to secure the needs of the fuel as well as to support terrorist operations to sell crude oil not less important for it from obtaining weapons , getting oil might be more important to ISIS ", praising the security forces , Popular Mobilization Units and Peshmerga which has managed over the past period to "ward off danger" of ISIS organization on the oil fields.
About the relation of the producing provinces with the federal government ,Abdul-Mahdi said that there are three axes to regulate the relations which is the relation of the provinces with the federal government, the relationship of the federal government with companies and their relationship (i.e., local and federal governments) with companies, including the foreign companies, as all these relations must be regulated.
He noted that "if there was an oil and gas law, there would not be a gap between the local governments and the federal government, we are serious in the ministry to correct this and enact this Act”.
Abdul-Mahdi said "all security and economic sectors and people's lives are related to oil exports, we are accredited on the basis of oil and should increase exports, all should know that any obstruction of the oil sector will directly affect the country."
He warned that "some companies want to underestimate the contracts concluded with them and even wants to withdraw and these companies are friends non-colonial as in the past, the companies are not charity and the introduction of social worker is an important part in the contracts with them," adding that " if relations between us and those companies tensed then this will affect our interests. "
The Minister of Oil stressed that the country is witnessing "a serious decline in various sectors, including industrial and agricultural, and we have seen in the recent crisis how the economic situation in the country became obvious when it is not based on those sectors
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