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BAGHDAD - Iraq Presse -31 October / October: Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs in the federal government Hussain al-Shahristani said on Thursday that "Turkey refuses to export oil through the territory of Kurdistan without Baghdad's approval.
Shahristani said in a press statement that "'re still strongly oppose the Kurdistan plans a separate pipeline to Turkey, insisting that the right to export crude confined to the central government."
"It took us the perspective of the federal government to the Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, and Turkey informed motivated concern Iraq and the total rejection of that plan, we have stated to Ozerha field of energy that this is a violation of the agreement between the two countries, which regulates exports from Iraq through the pipeline Turkish Kirkuk - Ceyhan" .
He said al-Shahristani said "Turkey assured us they respect that agreement will not allow the export of Iraqi crude without the consent of the federal government in Baghdad."
The company (DNO) International Norwegian oil which is engaged in exploration in Kurdistan without Baghdad's approval was announced on 21 of last August that a new pipeline to transport crude oil and export of hydrocarbons from the Kurdistan region to Turkey is approaching completion.
The establishment of this line has angered the central government in Baghdad amid a dispute between Arbil and Baghdad over how to share revenues from oil and gas production in Kurdistan. Q ended
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Shahristani said in a press statement that "'re still strongly oppose the Kurdistan plans a separate pipeline to Turkey, insisting that the right to export crude confined to the central government."
"It took us the perspective of the federal government to the Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz, and Turkey informed motivated concern Iraq and the total rejection of that plan, we have stated to Ozerha field of energy that this is a violation of the agreement between the two countries, which regulates exports from Iraq through the pipeline Turkish Kirkuk - Ceyhan" .
He said al-Shahristani said "Turkey assured us they respect that agreement will not allow the export of Iraqi crude without the consent of the federal government in Baghdad."
The company (DNO) International Norwegian oil which is engaged in exploration in Kurdistan without Baghdad's approval was announced on 21 of last August that a new pipeline to transport crude oil and export of hydrocarbons from the Kurdistan region to Turkey is approaching completion.
The establishment of this line has angered the central government in Baghdad amid a dispute between Arbil and Baghdad over how to share revenues from oil and gas production in Kurdistan. Q ended
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