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7/4/2015
Tomorrow Press / Baghdad: It seems that the oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil is heading toward collapse, six months after the agreement "paper" between the parties, in light of the country's vulnerability to financial austerity make it in a very difficult case, which is fighting time itself, militants "Daash" who control the vast tracts of land, the northern and western Iraq. Months of the gap between Baghdad and the region peaked last June, when the Kurdish side to reduce the amount of oil sold by Iraq's state-owned company and marketing of oil, "Sumo", according to sources, the oil sales intensified across the Turkish port of Ceyhan without the knowledge of the central government.
Officials say the Kurdish regional government, said the agreed oil sales with Baghdad in December, Arbil required to pay oil revenues to Baghdad by 15% of the total 3 million barrels, and in return gets the Kurds on the proportion of spending amounting to 17% of all central government revenues, but this agreements have not yet been achieved.
Kawa Mohammed, a Kurdish member of the Oil and Energy Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives says, "the oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil have hit a brick wall because it is based on very weak as well as the lack of trust between the parties."
The deal on the verge of collapse, and in case of collapsing altogether This would lead to a rupture of the fragile unity upon which Iraq to fight militants "Daash," The economy is in Kurdistan is facing a financial crisis that threatens its ability to support the Kurdish guerrillas, who have a leading role in the fight against the insurgency.
The collapse of oil deal have other repercussions, represented by the failure of the achievements made by the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who turns first as prime minister, he especially enjoys considerable support from Arab and foreign policy both to counter the threat of the "Daash".
The dispute between the two sides can say that she stopped in the last period, especially after the fall of gray, however, militants extremist group, especially as the country's oil is pumped small amounts previously unknown record, Rotation oil prices by 35% from the previous, certainly embarrass the country and presents its vaults to the void.
Iraqi politicians, blamed the Kurds for failing to provide oil quota agreed upon for the benefit of the central government. Abdul-Jabbar Abdul Khaliq, in a Finance Committee member of parliament says, "The Kurdistan did not give financial dues to Baghdad since the contract agreement between the parties in December 2014."
Richard Mallinson, a geopolitical analyst in the field of energy is closely following the Iraqi oil sector confirms that the agreement between the parties is heading for collapse inevitably, expecting the same time, the deal expires in the next few days because of the lack of trust between the two sides.
Kurdistan in an unenviable position now, many of the crises pursued, especially financial ones, in light of the flow of millions of displaced people from the Iraqi western regions to in the months that followed the dominance of militants "Daash" on their land, as well as the cost of financial war that formed are also a burden on the authority region.
Kurdistan staff, make up the vast majority of the workforce in the region of power, did not conduct their salaries since last April, and many of them are ready to protest against the provincial authority, as well as the extraction of crude oil companies has not gone without its employees financial dues, there is a deficit in the Kurdish budget by $ 5 billion, not to mention preoccupation with the fight against the Kurdish militants in the radical organization, which resulted in the exodus of two million refugees in Kurdistan.
Tomorrow Press / translation Ahmed Alaa special
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7/4/2015
Tomorrow Press / Baghdad: It seems that the oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil is heading toward collapse, six months after the agreement "paper" between the parties, in light of the country's vulnerability to financial austerity make it in a very difficult case, which is fighting time itself, militants "Daash" who control the vast tracts of land, the northern and western Iraq. Months of the gap between Baghdad and the region peaked last June, when the Kurdish side to reduce the amount of oil sold by Iraq's state-owned company and marketing of oil, "Sumo", according to sources, the oil sales intensified across the Turkish port of Ceyhan without the knowledge of the central government.
Officials say the Kurdish regional government, said the agreed oil sales with Baghdad in December, Arbil required to pay oil revenues to Baghdad by 15% of the total 3 million barrels, and in return gets the Kurds on the proportion of spending amounting to 17% of all central government revenues, but this agreements have not yet been achieved.
Kawa Mohammed, a Kurdish member of the Oil and Energy Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives says, "the oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil have hit a brick wall because it is based on very weak as well as the lack of trust between the parties."
The deal on the verge of collapse, and in case of collapsing altogether This would lead to a rupture of the fragile unity upon which Iraq to fight militants "Daash," The economy is in Kurdistan is facing a financial crisis that threatens its ability to support the Kurdish guerrillas, who have a leading role in the fight against the insurgency.
The collapse of oil deal have other repercussions, represented by the failure of the achievements made by the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who turns first as prime minister, he especially enjoys considerable support from Arab and foreign policy both to counter the threat of the "Daash".
The dispute between the two sides can say that she stopped in the last period, especially after the fall of gray, however, militants extremist group, especially as the country's oil is pumped small amounts previously unknown record, Rotation oil prices by 35% from the previous, certainly embarrass the country and presents its vaults to the void.
Iraqi politicians, blamed the Kurds for failing to provide oil quota agreed upon for the benefit of the central government. Abdul-Jabbar Abdul Khaliq, in a Finance Committee member of parliament says, "The Kurdistan did not give financial dues to Baghdad since the contract agreement between the parties in December 2014."
Richard Mallinson, a geopolitical analyst in the field of energy is closely following the Iraqi oil sector confirms that the agreement between the parties is heading for collapse inevitably, expecting the same time, the deal expires in the next few days because of the lack of trust between the two sides.
Kurdistan in an unenviable position now, many of the crises pursued, especially financial ones, in light of the flow of millions of displaced people from the Iraqi western regions to in the months that followed the dominance of militants "Daash" on their land, as well as the cost of financial war that formed are also a burden on the authority region.
Kurdistan staff, make up the vast majority of the workforce in the region of power, did not conduct their salaries since last April, and many of them are ready to protest against the provincial authority, as well as the extraction of crude oil companies has not gone without its employees financial dues, there is a deficit in the Kurdish budget by $ 5 billion, not to mention preoccupation with the fight against the Kurdish militants in the radical organization, which resulted in the exodus of two million refugees in Kurdistan.
Tomorrow Press / translation Ahmed Alaa special
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