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The key to any Kurdish bid for independence" in Iraq
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The Kurdistan regional authorities's efforts Iraq to increase oil production and export capacity, key to any future attempt for independence for the territory, which has been months of political and economic battle with Baghdad.
Although the northern territory with self-government did not provide any concrete step towards independence, the territory's leader Massud Barzani that it may resort to put a referendum on the future of the territory if the crisis with Baghdad.
Barzani was launched over the past months repeated attacks against Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, with the territorial authorities suspended oil exports because of financial disputes with the Central Government, denied extradition Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi accused of terrorism to justice in Baghdad.
The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and local security forces of its own, and the limits of science, but it depends economically on the Iraqi Government, which is supposed be allocated 17 percent of the annual budget.
Over the years, dozens of contracts signed territorial authorities with foreign companies in a bid to boost the oil sector, announcing the intention to create a pipeline offered the ability to export freely, in a move that may lead in future financial independence.
The Government in Baghdad is opposed to such contracts, and to insist that all oil contracts in the country must pass through and receive its approval.
Visser says Reader site editor "Historia" which means Iraq's Affairs, told AFP "clear slowly that Kurds consider oil sector (in Kurdistan) key to future independence."
For its part, the Director of "form": oil (Iraq oil Forum) Ruba exclusive "through the signing of these contracts, looks into long-term while their own will to secede from Iraq after they gain their independence."
Currently, the territory does not have the capacity to export oil, but that authorities had already announced that it plans to build one, tubular, and one for gas.
Minister of local government resources in asti hawrami in a statement posted on the website of the territorial Government in May there were "plans to build a new pipeline to transport gas to Turkey (...) In the next 12 months there will be an oil pipeline with a capacity of one million barrels to Ceyhan line "on the Turkish Mediterranean coast.
View exclusive "pipe from Kurdistan to Turkey to allow Kurds to export oil independence away from Baghdad, will receive resources directly.
In turn, says it is pleased that the "Kurds are moving independently at all, except the name." But points out that the position of Turkey, that are associated with the Kurdistan region great economic relations, is very important, said Turkey would prefer to maintain the unity of Iraq."
Strongly fights Baghdad oil contracts signed by the Kurdistan regional authorities, primarily the contract signed with Exxon Mobil us last October.
Ali al-Musawi, a top aide to Iraqi Prime Minister told AFP Tuesday that Al-Maliki "seen in these deals a very serious gesture could ignite wars, because they lead to the fragmentation of Iraq unit".
He said Al-Maliki was "ready to go to the maximum degree to preserve national wealth, the necessary transparency in Iraqi oil wealth investment and don't waste especially in any way whether in contract method or in nature".
"The Prime Minister when he obtained information about the contract and that Exxon Mobil conclude conventions, (...) Letter to President Barack Obama urging him to intervene to prevent ExxonMobil of going in that direction."
In parallel, the new Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain Shahristani Wednesday warned French companies sign oil contracts with the Kurdistan region or other local authorities.
A statement from the Office of Deputy Prime Minister Shahrastani, "warned French companies operating in the oil sector in Iraq by hiring non-Iraqi Government" during a meeting with the French Ambassador in Baghdad, Denis s. Goyer.
Exclusive says that Baghdad "that prevents companies from working in the rest of Iraq" if signed contracts with the Kurdistan region. It adds that the Government "does not have much over decades, but futures will include a paragraph stating that the Federal Government approval necessary for any project in the oil sector".
Global companies is the temptation to Kurdistan contracts which are based on the principle of participation in production, which provide greater profits from those provided by the public service contracts include specific fees for every barrel of oil.
Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, nechervan Idris Barzani, in April, that the territory is committed to the Iraqi Constitution, but the Kurdish people have the right to self-determination. "It is a question of the people. Of course, as a nation, yes we have this right, but we currently deal with reality."
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The Kurdistan regional authorities's efforts Iraq to increase oil production and export capacity, key to any future attempt for independence for the territory, which has been months of political and economic battle with Baghdad.
Although the northern territory with self-government did not provide any concrete step towards independence, the territory's leader Massud Barzani that it may resort to put a referendum on the future of the territory if the crisis with Baghdad.
Barzani was launched over the past months repeated attacks against Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, with the territorial authorities suspended oil exports because of financial disputes with the Central Government, denied extradition Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi accused of terrorism to justice in Baghdad.
The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and local security forces of its own, and the limits of science, but it depends economically on the Iraqi Government, which is supposed be allocated 17 percent of the annual budget.
Over the years, dozens of contracts signed territorial authorities with foreign companies in a bid to boost the oil sector, announcing the intention to create a pipeline offered the ability to export freely, in a move that may lead in future financial independence.
The Government in Baghdad is opposed to such contracts, and to insist that all oil contracts in the country must pass through and receive its approval.
Visser says Reader site editor "Historia" which means Iraq's Affairs, told AFP "clear slowly that Kurds consider oil sector (in Kurdistan) key to future independence."
For its part, the Director of "form": oil (Iraq oil Forum) Ruba exclusive "through the signing of these contracts, looks into long-term while their own will to secede from Iraq after they gain their independence."
Currently, the territory does not have the capacity to export oil, but that authorities had already announced that it plans to build one, tubular, and one for gas.
Minister of local government resources in asti hawrami in a statement posted on the website of the territorial Government in May there were "plans to build a new pipeline to transport gas to Turkey (...) In the next 12 months there will be an oil pipeline with a capacity of one million barrels to Ceyhan line "on the Turkish Mediterranean coast.
View exclusive "pipe from Kurdistan to Turkey to allow Kurds to export oil independence away from Baghdad, will receive resources directly.
In turn, says it is pleased that the "Kurds are moving independently at all, except the name." But points out that the position of Turkey, that are associated with the Kurdistan region great economic relations, is very important, said Turkey would prefer to maintain the unity of Iraq."
Strongly fights Baghdad oil contracts signed by the Kurdistan regional authorities, primarily the contract signed with Exxon Mobil us last October.
Ali al-Musawi, a top aide to Iraqi Prime Minister told AFP Tuesday that Al-Maliki "seen in these deals a very serious gesture could ignite wars, because they lead to the fragmentation of Iraq unit".
He said Al-Maliki was "ready to go to the maximum degree to preserve national wealth, the necessary transparency in Iraqi oil wealth investment and don't waste especially in any way whether in contract method or in nature".
"The Prime Minister when he obtained information about the contract and that Exxon Mobil conclude conventions, (...) Letter to President Barack Obama urging him to intervene to prevent ExxonMobil of going in that direction."
In parallel, the new Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain Shahristani Wednesday warned French companies sign oil contracts with the Kurdistan region or other local authorities.
A statement from the Office of Deputy Prime Minister Shahrastani, "warned French companies operating in the oil sector in Iraq by hiring non-Iraqi Government" during a meeting with the French Ambassador in Baghdad, Denis s. Goyer.
Exclusive says that Baghdad "that prevents companies from working in the rest of Iraq" if signed contracts with the Kurdistan region. It adds that the Government "does not have much over decades, but futures will include a paragraph stating that the Federal Government approval necessary for any project in the oil sector".
Global companies is the temptation to Kurdistan contracts which are based on the principle of participation in production, which provide greater profits from those provided by the public service contracts include specific fees for every barrel of oil.
Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, nechervan Idris Barzani, in April, that the territory is committed to the Iraqi Constitution, but the Kurdish people have the right to self-determination. "It is a question of the people. Of course, as a nation, yes we have this right, but we currently deal with reality."
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