News and Interviews on Iraqi Oil
Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaybi gives the latest on the draft Oil & Gas Law (OGL) and the state of the dispute with Exxon Mobil over its signed contract with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in an interview with Iraq Oil Forum editor Ruba Husari in Baghdad. (للنص العربي اضغط هنا) Q: You were expected to meet with the KRG’s Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami to agree a…
Joseph Bell & Cheryl Saunders – Iraqi Oil Policy & Constitution Issues Regarding Federal and Regional Authority
It was only a question of time before it became public. ExxonMobil’s move into Kurdistan region of Iraq was surrounded with lots of hush hush from the time it signed in October, until the moment the ministry of natural resources (MNR) in the KRG decided to score a fantastic public relations coup. Now that it is public, where does this leave the regional and the federal governments and what fate…
It is obvious that the primary aim of the draft oil and gas law (OGL) prepared by Adnan Janabi et al, is to negate the role of the Federal Government in oil and gas affairs. It is difficult to imagine that the people behind this draft OGL do think that it is in the national interest to make the Regions stronger, and the Center weaker, than they are now. If…