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Nazim Yasin
20.06.2012
Baghdad demanded from the White House directly to intervene in a dispute with the giant oil company to prevent it from moving forward into an agreement with the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In confirming the arrival of the request to President Barack Obama said the U.S. presidential spokesman Tommy Vietor said Washington would not issue a comment letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to send its response to it officially.
It was a Maliki aide said Tuesday that the letter sent last week included a warning that the transaction entered into by the Company (Exxon Mobil) Erbil with the U.S. will have severe repercussions on the stability of Iraq.
This company, which is one of the largest oil companies in the world occurred in October last exploration deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government, described the federal government in Baghdad that he is against the law. In April, said Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee that the company informed the Baghdad mentioned a letter that it had stopped working in the Kurdish region.
But Ali al-Moussawi, media advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister stated that "despite the message Exxon to stop work in the region are still receiving information on the work ongoing cause for suspicion regarding their activities of exploration," as quoted by the Reuters news agency.
As highlighted by AFP news agency that his statement, al-Maliki "sees these deals in a very serious gesture may lead to ignite wars, because they lead to fragmentation of the unity of Iraq." He added that Maliki was "ready to go to the maximum degree of order to preserve the national wealth, and the necessary transparency in the investment of wealth, especially oil and Iraqis do not waste it in any form, whether in contract or in the way of nature," as he put it.
Erbil, announced last November that its agreement with the (Exxon Mobil) includes six concessions for oil exploration. In May, ruled Baghdad this company from participating in the fourth round of licenses in Iraq.
Moussawi said Tuesday that the significance of al-Maliki to Obama's message is "clear," adding, "You have to interfere with the administration," as quoted by Reuters.
Referred to statements in which he explained Deputy U.S. Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman Daniel Poneman at a joint news conference with the coordinator of international energy affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States Ambassador Carlos Pascual Carlos Pascual and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein al-Shahristani, during his visit to Washington on 23 April, that his government does not interfere at all in any specific issues between any U.S. company and any government around the world. In this regard, he said in response to a question from Reuters correspondent Andy Andy Quinn Quinn to officials of the three participants in the conference on the relationship between Exxon and Iraqi Kurdistan:
"Maintain, of course, an ongoing dialogue with all U.S. companies that deal in all parts of the world. With regard to the issues identified between any government and any company, we do not interfere in the debate. Our role as a government is to work with other Government to encourage the resolution of any issues involving sovereignty in a way clear and transparent, and provide any appropriate legal action and is required of U.S. companies in the same spirit of due process that we call them in dealing with companies all over the world. This was not a topic specifically part of the agenda of the Joint Coordinating Committee between the United States and Iraq in the field of energy. "
The ( Iraq news file ) of the Radio Free Iraq Shahristani also offered an answer to the question himself in the (April 25, 2012). The file contained labeled "Washington reaffirms its support strengthening the capacity of Iraq's oil" link is also posted on the website of the Ministry of State for the proceedings of the joint press conference.
For further follow-up and analysis, conducted an interview with the official spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, who first responded to a question on the general principle adopted by the federal government in dealing with international energy companies. In this regard, he explained that "contracts must be companies with solid and should be through the rounds of licenses where it is the selection of companies according to the strictest standards the world of art in this area and in the context of competition, transparent and publicly ... in order to achieve the highest economic benefit at low cost. ...... ".
In the interview that you have made over the phone and can be heard in the audio file attachment, Jihad also answered another question about the implications of not adopting the draft law of oil and gas so far to regulate the interaction between the center and the region in all affairs of oil.
Emad Rizk
For his part, said a researcher at the Strategic Affairs Dr. Emad Rizk told Radio Free Iraq in his analysis of the dimensions of the political and international crisis of the new which it requested the Baghdad of the White House, the U.S. direct intervention to solve them, "What is taking place of the conflict on the geography associated with the oil wealth of Iraq is part of the international political conflict, which started in the last period we observe between the electrodes and between the international giants that control the global economy .... and published on a message to Maliki Obama can say that it is sent at the time the U.S. president, who is running a presidential election campaign and therefore needs all the votes doing ... and that any mediation of this kind are likely to have negative repercussions ... ", he said.
In the interview that you have made over the phone and can be heard in the audio file, occur Rizk from Beirut about the significance of the statement made by Deputy U.S. Secretary of Energy last April and which he explained the presence of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, "that Washington does not interfere with any specific issues between any U.S. company and any government around the world. " In answer to another question, he expressed his belief that this new crisis "is likely to rise," according to his opinion.
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Nazim Yasin
20.06.2012
Baghdad demanded from the White House directly to intervene in a dispute with the giant oil company to prevent it from moving forward into an agreement with the Kurdistan region of Iraq. In confirming the arrival of the request to President Barack Obama said the U.S. presidential spokesman Tommy Vietor said Washington would not issue a comment letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to send its response to it officially.
It was a Maliki aide said Tuesday that the letter sent last week included a warning that the transaction entered into by the Company (Exxon Mobil) Erbil with the U.S. will have severe repercussions on the stability of Iraq.
This company, which is one of the largest oil companies in the world occurred in October last exploration deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government, described the federal government in Baghdad that he is against the law. In April, said Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee that the company informed the Baghdad mentioned a letter that it had stopped working in the Kurdish region.
But Ali al-Moussawi, media advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister stated that "despite the message Exxon to stop work in the region are still receiving information on the work ongoing cause for suspicion regarding their activities of exploration," as quoted by the Reuters news agency.
As highlighted by AFP news agency that his statement, al-Maliki "sees these deals in a very serious gesture may lead to ignite wars, because they lead to fragmentation of the unity of Iraq." He added that Maliki was "ready to go to the maximum degree of order to preserve the national wealth, and the necessary transparency in the investment of wealth, especially oil and Iraqis do not waste it in any form, whether in contract or in the way of nature," as he put it.
Erbil, announced last November that its agreement with the (Exxon Mobil) includes six concessions for oil exploration. In May, ruled Baghdad this company from participating in the fourth round of licenses in Iraq.
Moussawi said Tuesday that the significance of al-Maliki to Obama's message is "clear," adding, "You have to interfere with the administration," as quoted by Reuters.
Referred to statements in which he explained Deputy U.S. Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman Daniel Poneman at a joint news conference with the coordinator of international energy affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States Ambassador Carlos Pascual Carlos Pascual and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussein al-Shahristani, during his visit to Washington on 23 April, that his government does not interfere at all in any specific issues between any U.S. company and any government around the world. In this regard, he said in response to a question from Reuters correspondent Andy Andy Quinn Quinn to officials of the three participants in the conference on the relationship between Exxon and Iraqi Kurdistan:
"Maintain, of course, an ongoing dialogue with all U.S. companies that deal in all parts of the world. With regard to the issues identified between any government and any company, we do not interfere in the debate. Our role as a government is to work with other Government to encourage the resolution of any issues involving sovereignty in a way clear and transparent, and provide any appropriate legal action and is required of U.S. companies in the same spirit of due process that we call them in dealing with companies all over the world. This was not a topic specifically part of the agenda of the Joint Coordinating Committee between the United States and Iraq in the field of energy. "
The ( Iraq news file ) of the Radio Free Iraq Shahristani also offered an answer to the question himself in the (April 25, 2012). The file contained labeled "Washington reaffirms its support strengthening the capacity of Iraq's oil" link is also posted on the website of the Ministry of State for the proceedings of the joint press conference.
For further follow-up and analysis, conducted an interview with the official spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, who first responded to a question on the general principle adopted by the federal government in dealing with international energy companies. In this regard, he explained that "contracts must be companies with solid and should be through the rounds of licenses where it is the selection of companies according to the strictest standards the world of art in this area and in the context of competition, transparent and publicly ... in order to achieve the highest economic benefit at low cost. ...... ".
In the interview that you have made over the phone and can be heard in the audio file attachment, Jihad also answered another question about the implications of not adopting the draft law of oil and gas so far to regulate the interaction between the center and the region in all affairs of oil.
Emad Rizk
For his part, said a researcher at the Strategic Affairs Dr. Emad Rizk told Radio Free Iraq in his analysis of the dimensions of the political and international crisis of the new which it requested the Baghdad of the White House, the U.S. direct intervention to solve them, "What is taking place of the conflict on the geography associated with the oil wealth of Iraq is part of the international political conflict, which started in the last period we observe between the electrodes and between the international giants that control the global economy .... and published on a message to Maliki Obama can say that it is sent at the time the U.S. president, who is running a presidential election campaign and therefore needs all the votes doing ... and that any mediation of this kind are likely to have negative repercussions ... ", he said.
In the interview that you have made over the phone and can be heard in the audio file, occur Rizk from Beirut about the significance of the statement made by Deputy U.S. Secretary of Energy last April and which he explained the presence of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, "that Washington does not interfere with any specific issues between any U.S. company and any government around the world. " In answer to another question, he expressed his belief that this new crisis "is likely to rise," according to his opinion.
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