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Fouad Hussein, Exxon Mobil continues to operate in the Kurdistan region
17/03/2012 14:52
Arbil, March / March (Rn) - The head of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region, said on Saturday that Exxon Mobil Oil continues to work in Kurdistan were not informed of the Government of the Region anything related to freeze its work. quoted "Reuters" Fuad Hussein, saying that "Exxon Mobil did not report the KRG anything related to freeze its work in the region. "
and pointed out that "there are continuing meetings between the concerned authorities in the region and senior executives, corporate America," adding that it "believes that the company continues to work there." The Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee said, on Friday, said that Exxon Mobil approached Baghdad on the fifth of March current learned that it has frozen its work in the Kurdistan region.
The U.S. company may have angered Baghdad, when signed agreement exploration with the Kurdistan Regional Government, which it views as the federal government of Iraq against the law. as The minister said Iraq "Reuters" on the sidelines of a news conference that "the Iraqi government did not abolish its decision to exclude Exxon Mobil from the next round of oil licenses which will be assessed Baghdad."
The Kurdistan Regional Government announced in November that it has signed an agreement on the six concessions for exploration with Exxon Mobil, which was the first major oil deal directly formally with the Kurdistan Regional Government. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, global oil production will reach 3.4 million barrels per day for the first time in more than three decades, the end of 2012 the current. Open: Karwan Joseph
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17/03/2012 14:52
Arbil, March / March (Rn) - The head of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region, said on Saturday that Exxon Mobil Oil continues to work in Kurdistan were not informed of the Government of the Region anything related to freeze its work. quoted "Reuters" Fuad Hussein, saying that "Exxon Mobil did not report the KRG anything related to freeze its work in the region. "
and pointed out that "there are continuing meetings between the concerned authorities in the region and senior executives, corporate America," adding that it "believes that the company continues to work there." The Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee said, on Friday, said that Exxon Mobil approached Baghdad on the fifth of March current learned that it has frozen its work in the Kurdistan region.
The U.S. company may have angered Baghdad, when signed agreement exploration with the Kurdistan Regional Government, which it views as the federal government of Iraq against the law. as The minister said Iraq "Reuters" on the sidelines of a news conference that "the Iraqi government did not abolish its decision to exclude Exxon Mobil from the next round of oil licenses which will be assessed Baghdad."
The Kurdistan Regional Government announced in November that it has signed an agreement on the six concessions for exploration with Exxon Mobil, which was the first major oil deal directly formally with the Kurdistan Regional Government. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, global oil production will reach 3.4 million barrels per day for the first time in more than three decades, the end of 2012 the current. Open: Karwan Joseph
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