Moves to pass a law the national oil company

Moves to pass a law the national oil company

25/07/2013 12:00 AM

Baghdad Shaima Rashid

Considered the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary that political differences the most prominent obstacles that have prevented the adoption of several important laws of the country, especially oil and gas law, which it considered legislation that are no less important than the Constitution, revealed the existence of the movement to pass the law of the national oil company, which can be a contributing factor in the legislation of the oil and gas law, according to the Commission.

And stand in the way of approving oil and gas law, some of the obstacles that varies by region and center, especially things that pertain to revenue, and methods of contracting with international companies, as well as other technical aspects.

Rapporteur of the Commission on oil and Qasim Mchkta energy stressed the importance of having a national consensus for legislation important laws, including the oil and gas law, which is considered of vital laws, which comes after the constitution to its importance.

Among Mchkta in an interview »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network», having set points related legislation this law, will be present in the meetings of the joint committees between Baghdad and Erbil, especially as the agreement signed between the central government and the provincial government last April includes the need to resolve this file as soon as possible.

The joint committees between the Kurdistan region and the center resumed its work to resolve outstanding issues between the parties, the center's insistence shown by the National Alliance for the settlement of all files is different on them, particularly oil and gas laws and border demarcation and Article 140, which is the same thing that was expressed by a coalition of Kurdish blocs, when he expressed his welcome step which he described as positive.

Among Mchkta having moved into the oil and energy to resolve the issue of the law of the national oil company, which is one of the companies affiliated to the law, which in the case of moving this law, it is hoped to be a contributing factor in the enactment of the oil and gas with a national consensus.

In the opinion of the Attorney that the oil and gas law, important laws, which could work on the organization of the economic sector, especially as the oil constitute 95 percent of Iraq's exports and 90 percent of the revenues of the federal government, so it can not be a sector of this size without the law is organized, warning that leaving the oil sector without the law is can offer it for many of the failures and problems in the future.

And on the main points of contention on this law, explained Mchkta that there are many points of contention, notably dependency Federal Council for Oil and gas insisted the Commission on oil and energy to be a body independent to carry out their duties, but that the opinion of the central government is to be affiliated to the Council of Ministers, noting that The second point of contention related to the government of neglecting the project for the role of producing provinces, as well as regions in the oil policy, and the other point is the formation of a body to end the disputes relating to oil contracts Kurdistan region and the federal government.

Moreover, surprised a member of the Oil and Energy Committee Mutashar samurai survival of the oil sector without the law until now.

Samarrai said in an interview »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network»: There is no justification for the survival of the oil wealth is managed without law, pointing to the existence of trying to block the adoption of this law, especially with the presence of beneficiaries, without being called those actors.

He continued: calls for action by law or in the version presented in 2007, is the most prominent solutions that could lead to the results lead to the adoption of the law, and in the event of a considerable constraints it is possible to modify some of the paragraphs of the law.

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