Sunday, September 16, 2012

welcomes the agreement between Baghdad and the oil region

16/09/2012

"UNAMI" welcomes the agreement between Baghdad and the oil region
   

Six million barrels a day of Iraq's oil exports by 2017
Alsumaria News: confirmed Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee Saturday that Iraq's exports of crude oil will rise to six million barrels per day by 2017, as he emphasized pursuit of his ministry to deliver oil exports in the next year to two million and 900 thousand barrels per day.


Said Abdul Karim and coffee during a press conference held in the ministry building that "Iraq's exports of crude oil will reach six million barrels per day by the year 2017," noting that "the Ministry is seeking to reach exports of oil to two million and 900 thousand barrels per day over the next year 2013." Predicted for coffee that "of Iraq's oil exports during the year 2014 to three million and 500 thousand barrels per day, up in 2015 to three million and 750 thousand barrels per day." The Oil Ministry announced last May for Iraq's oil exports rise for the month of April to about two million and 500 thousand barrels per day, stressing that such exports are the highest in 23 years. Meanwhile, welcomed the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Martin Kobler, announcing an agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government to resume oil exports from the region. Kuebler said in a statement that "Iraq needs security for investment, and I hope that the solution to this long-standing dispute will open the way for final approval and adoption of oil and gas legislation urgently needed by the Iraqi Council of Representatives." He added that according to the provisions of this Agreement, "will also be released for payments for energy investors," adding that "Iraq is now the second largest oil producer in OPEC and the oil industry is the mainstay of the Iraqi economy." Kobler said, "UNAMI has now an internal task force was set up recently are ready to do the role of a neutral facilitator and provide support to the Iraqi authorities in the oil and gas program."

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