Ministry of Commerce held a seminar in Anbar, about the importance of accession to the WTO

11 February, 2012

Ministry of Commerce held an educational seminar in Anbar province, about the importance of Iraq's accession to the WTO and its role in driving the economy, especially as Iraq has the potential to be an economic powerhouse.
Report / Saad Al-Hajj
Speakers
Ali Abd al-Razzaq / Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the Committee to join the World Trade Organization
Mohammad Rashid / Public Relations Department, Ministry of Commerce
Hikmat Jassim / Deputy Governor of Anbar for Administrative Affairs
Farouk Khodr / Branch Manager cars in the Ministry of Commerce - Branch Anbar

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Finance Parliamentary vote on the budget this year will be the end of this month

11/02/2012

The Iraqi news agency Independent / Baghdad / a. ... The Committee stressed the Knesset Finance said on Saturday that the vote on the budget this year will be the end of this month, indicating that Spbb delay, waiting for an answer retirement on the allocation of salary increase and the presence of requests from some ministries to increase the allocations.

Committee member, said Magda Abdel-Latif, the reporter (and independent Iraqi news agency) The Finance Committee will consider at its meeting next Sunday some requests for an increase of financial allocations to the province of Karbala and the Ministry of Women, Migration and Displacement

Latif confirmed that Waiting for its public pension department for the purpose of providing us with the full number of retirees as well as affected groups, so that we can resolve the final amount of the increase. "

And on the vote on the budget committee member explained that the Finance Committee and after the completion of these paragraphs will be submitted to a vote, adding that the vote will be the end of this month. "

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Infallible: Preparatory Committee meeting for tomorrow will be dedicated to discussion of the papers presented by the masses

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The head of the Kurdistan Alliance Fouad Masum, that the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the meeting will be held on Sunday, the national headquarters in the House of Representatives to discuss the papers of the political blocs.

Masum said in a statement to all of Iraq [where] the day that "a meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the national meeting will be held at the headquarters of the House of Representatives tomorrow, Sunday and discussed the working papers submitted by the parliamentary blocs, where she presented a block of the National Alliance paper to perceptions of overcoming the crisis current policy and ways to prevent recurrence ".

He pointed out that "there is a consensus that the agreements be Irbil base of the understandings, to be put in place mechanisms to implement the items that had not been completed."

The preparatory meeting for the national meeting held last Monday evening at the home of President Jalal Talabani in the presence of representatives of all political blocs.

The Committee which was formed in order to boot to meet the national expanded had held its first meeting attended by President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Parliament Speaker Osama Najafi in the fifteenth of the month of January to resolve the current political crisis.

And witnessing the political process and the relationship between the blocks exacerbated clear because of the continuing political differences between the coalition of state law and the Iraqi List, especially with regard to the issue of a warrant of arrest against the Vice President of the Republic required to eliminate Tariq al-Hashemi, and asked the Prime Minister to withdraw confidence from the Vice President Saleh al-Mutlaq, in addition to charges of Iraqi law of the state shirking on the implementation of the initiative of Erbil, which include achieving partnership in the state administration and decision-making and naming security minister and the formation of strategic policies and the lack of balance in the institutions of the state between the components of the people according to the views of Congress and the Iraqi list. ended 17

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Kurdistan Alliance for the preparation of the paper reveals the Kurdish National Conference

09/02/2012

Erbil, February 9 (Rn) - A Second Deputy Chairman of the Board of Representatives, a member of the Kurdistan Alliance, said on Thursday that the Kurdistan Alliance is preparing to deliver a project that aims to address the current political crisis in Iraq, noting that the agreement Kurdish former contained 19 points will be the rule in the preparation of the project.

He said Aref Tayfur, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) announced today that "the Kurdistan Alliance is currently busy preparing a project to resolve the current political crisis in the country."

He continued, saying, "We will in the coming days will present it to the Iraqi List and the National Coalition," adding, "it was to rely on paper Kurdish former included 19 points in the preparation of the project, which was signed Hman Conference Erbil by Iraqi political parties when forming the government, the end of 2010 ".

He Tayfur that "the project emphasizes the need to implement Article 140 of the constitution, along with an emphasis on approving oil and gas law," noting that "state law indicates that the terms of the Irbil have been implemented except for one point, while denies the Iraqi List, the implementation of the terms of the agreement ".

For his part, MP for the Islamic Group's Light Daragae (Rn) that "the Convention Kurdish included 19 points and the point has been implemented only one of them, the formation of the Iraqi government and the distribution of powers between the political parties."

However, saying "So far, no implementation of Article 140 is constitutional, and no formation of strategic policy, not solving the problem of the Peshmerga, has not been a census, or approved oil and gas law, and that the terms of the most prominent of Arbil."

Is scheduled to meet 15 representatives of the major political blocs in the Iraqi parliament on Sunday, to determine the date of the forthcoming National Congress called by President Jalal Talabani.

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Iraq targets 200,000 bpd oil export rise for March

* New Gulf outlet due to start on Sunday

* South oilfield exports to rise to 1.9 bpd

By Peg Mackey

BAGHDAD, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Iraq aims to boost oil exports by 200,000 barrels per day next month after it opens up a new Gulf outlet, a senior Iraqi oil official said, freeing Baghdad to export all the extra barrels foreign oil companies are extracting from its giant fields.

Top Iraqi officials are due to inaugurate a Single Point Mooring (SPM) for loading tankers on Sunday after bad weather and technical problems set back its initial start. Shipments of Basra Light crude have been stuck at around 1.7 million bpd since last year as exports hit obstacles in the south.

If all goes to plan, exports from Iraq's southern oilfields will rise to 1.9 million bpd by March - pushing overall oil sales to 2.3 million bpd - a postwar record, the Iraqi oil official said on Friday.

Baghdad had hoped to reach that level this month, but the delayed start of the SPM means that achieving rates as high as 1.8 million bpd for February could prove difficult.

An average monthly increase of 100,000 bpd is expected from March until mid-year, when maximum rates of 2.2 million bpd are reached in the south. Shipments of northern Kirkuk crude are expected to remain steady at around 400,000 bpd.

"Our target is to reach overall exports of 2.6 million bpd by May, provided everything is working properly," the Iraqi official said asking that their name not be used in the run-up to the inaugeration of the SPM.

But oil executives involved in Iraq's development projects see overall output climbing by about 300,000 bpd this year to 3 million bpd, which implies exports of 2.5 million bpd.

The giant southern oilfields of Rumaila - operated by BP , West Qurna-1 - led by Exxon Mobil and Zubair - run by Eni,- could pump enough to supply a Basra Light export programme of 2.1 million bpd, said industry sources.

Rumaila, Iraq's biggest producer, is now churning out 1.35 million bpd, up from an average 1.14 million bpd last year . West Qurna-1 is producing roughly 390,000 bpd and Zubair is around 250,000 bpd, industry sources said.

The biggest gains this year are expected at Rumaila after BP overhauls vital production facilities, although flows have been disrupted by bad weather and a shortage of storage tanks in the Gulf, said the industry sources.

The net result should be average production of about 1.35 million bpd.

FLUCTUATING OUTPUT

Production at Rumaila is fluctuating now because oil that is pumped from the southern fields has nowhere to go if crude loadings from the country's Gulf terminal are held up for any length of time. Last March, the entire field had to be shut down for a day following a run of stormy weather.

There has been a rise in production curtailments over the last few months, many of them weather related, and contractors will welcome the start up of the SPM.

"Everybody is affected, but Rumaila is so big that the curtailment is very considerable for us so new export capacity and storage tanks would be welcome," said Michael Townshend, President of BP in Iraq.

Rumaila will provide the biggest slug of new oil in the early stages of Iraq's oil expansion, which involves 11 megaprojects and an official target of 12 million bpd.

Widely-flagged infrastructure and logistical hurdles mean capacity of 6 million bpd is more likely. Rumaila's contractual target is to hit 2.85 million bpd by 2017.

Before tapping Rumaila's green field, which will account for its biggest growth, BP must overhaul existing equipment that dates back to the 1970s and before.

To that end, there are a number of turnarounds planned at the field's degassing stations. Production cuts will be minimized during this work by repairing only parts of the stations at a time.

The aim of the turnaround is to clear out the vessels of sludge, replace corroded items, install control, safety and instrumentation systems and refurbish aging kit. It is already having a noticeable effect.

There are around 19 rigs working on Rumaila, over half of them workover rigs doing repair work on wells that have been pumping at high rates for 10-30 years.

Townshend said one of the new wells recently produced close to 15,000 bpd versus a typical average rate of 7,000 bpd. "If you drill and complete these wells carefully you get more oil out," he said.

There will be around 50 new wells drilled this year on Rumaila and workovers are continuing

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Mayahi: calls for implementation of the Erbil is a mercy firing a shot at the national meeting

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The MP said the Iraqi bloc white Aziz Sharif Mayahi: "The calls launched by some political blocs to implement the decisions of Erbil is an agreement to launch a coup de grace to the national meeting."

He told him of the Mass Media Bureau today: "The wave of some political blocs now Erbil Convention, invitations, launched by a priority to make it a national meeting will be the beginning of the failure of the upcoming meeting to be held in the coming period."

He asked Mayahi: "What is benefited by the Iraqi citizen of the agreement of Arbil and the rest of the political agreements other? Will shares the political debate long to alleviate the burdens and worries daily?" He said, adding: "The citizens began to get bored of the political pressure, which is now looks like an endless ".

He continued: "The moral and national duty imposed on all the political blocs interest in state-building after the U.S. forces withdrew, according to the Constitution, and solve all the problems suffered by the Iraqi citizen, with a public interest above partisan interests and partisan." / End

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Vice Posted: Iraq is determined to implement the remainder of the terms of the Erbil and resolve the issue of the security ministries

Saturday 02/11/2012

Baghdad (news) .. MP for the / coalition in Iraq / Qusay Jumaa Al Abbadi that his list is determined to implement the remainder of the terms of the Erbil and will be presented in the paper within the Iraqi National Congress as well to stop random arrests.
Juma said (of the Agency news) on Saturday: The working paper will be recording the Iraqi List, the National Conference will include political and economic situation in the country, especially the implementation of the agreement signed between Erbil and political blocs on the basis of government was formed.
He added, within the claims of the Iraqi List, is to stop arbitrary arrests against innocent civilians, noting that the National Council of Alasttratejah policies will be among the Iraqi paper because it was part of the agreement Erbil.
He pointed to: that the state law to resolve its position on the security ministries, because Iraq had submitted more than one candidate has not been the answer acceptance or rejection of our candidates.
The MP for the / Iraqi Coalition / Taher Abdul Khader between drawers that Iraq will ask the rest of the terms of Erbil on the agenda of the national meeting, at the same time stressing the need to create safeguards to be agreed upon in this conference.
Tahir said in an earlier statement (the news) that Iraq will be presented to President Jalal Talabani, a paper containing their demands in Alostmrarbovernmh National Partnership for discussion at the national meeting and included the remainder of the terms of the Erbil and Matdmenth of axes, in particular the Policy Board strategic and how to find a legal way out it will also be file release of the detainees innocent on charges of coup against the state of the files listed in addition to stop the operations of the Iraqi attack on the symbols.
Taher said: One of the priorities of the demands of the Iraqi national meeting to find guarantees required the implementation of all the political parties are of the decisions reached and that the extremes not be "loose and vague" so as not to repeat what happened to the Convention on Irbil. / Finished / 2. For. M /

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State law: all the outstanding issues present at the meeting and wait for the national seriousness of the Iraqi

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Twilight News / confirmed a coalition of state law, the Sabbath, that all outstanding issues will be discussed at the national meeting to be held soon, while stressing that the coalition wants to be a positive participation of the Iraqi and serious this time.

The MP said the coalition of state law Mohammed Sehud for "Twilight News", "rule of law announced Baerakip welcomed, but is hoping to be the beginning of a return of the existing partnership in a real responsibility."

He added that he "must be a partnership in the responsibility negatively and positively, in addition to the Iraqi ministers ahead of them steps and a lot of work, and we are going to meet the national and the presence of Iraqi important to discuss the outstanding issues and problems that require the participation of Iraq in earnest, and not as before."

He Sehud that "the date is near the national meeting which will discuss all outstanding issues and all the problems between the blocks and will manage to formulas and solutions."

The meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the National recently announced its agreement not to politicize the judiciary and the representation of all components of Iraqi society fully in the political process, as called for by President Jalal Talabani, the Commission developed a road map to continue the political process in the framework of the Constitution and agreements Arbil.

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Iraqi government confirms legal facilities granted for the allocation of land investment

11/02/2012 08:10

Baghdad, February 11 (Rn) - The Iraqi government represented by the Ministry of State for Provincial Affairs, Saturday, The problem of allocation of plots of land investment has been resolved, indicating that during the period of 60 days has been allocated a plot of land about 200 to invest in all the provinces.

The problem of land allocation of the most prominent obstacles in the implementation of investment projects. Not to recognize now the budget in 2012 because of political problems that has plagued Iraq.

According to the National Investment The obstacle to attracting investment companies ownership of the land and failure to protect the funds of the investors.

The Minister of State Torhan Mufti told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "The problem of allocation of plots of land investment companies have been resolved and will later allocate the land quite easily."

He said the mufti, "We facilitate legally necessary measures to give investors plots," noting that "during the four meetings of the allocation of land for investment projects in the development period of 60 a day has been allocated 200 plots of land investment in all the provinces."

And Iraq admitted in 2006, Law No. 13 of the investment, to encourage foreign companies to enter the country and to contribute with the government's efforts to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure due to war and siege.

And the First Amendment, conducted by Iraq to the law in 2009 allowed the foreign investor the right to own land and property belonging to the state allowance determined in accordance with special regulations, and has also the right to own land and property belonging to the mixed and private sectors for the purpose of the establishment of housing projects.

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Parliamentary add oil and Oil Minister Shahristani, the end of next week

10/02/2012 14:54

Baghdad, February 10 (Rn) - The Committee on Oil and Energy Parliament, on Friday, it had decided to climb the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, Oil Minister Abdul Karim and coffee on Wednesday to discuss the mechanisms of development of production of the oil sector in the country.

A member of the Furat al-Shara told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary decided to add Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Shahristani, the oil minister, Abdul Karim and coffee to discuss Alyatema and their plans in the development of oil production and export to world markets and the impact of the global economic crisis."

He added that "the Committee would discuss with al-Shahristani, coffee and how to develop the performance of the ministry and the media not to withhold information from the media, and points awarded for others to narrow the reasons are irrelevant to the oil industry in Iraq."

He explained that "Ministry of Oil and the start-up a media center specialist in the media of oil contributes to the promotion of transparency and disclosure in Iraq."

And declared to the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary she recently sent a formal letter to the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussain al-Shahristani said on the need for the dissolution of the way for the directors-general of a statement and not restrict the mouthpiece media director of the Ministry.

And criticized the ongoing information bureau in the ministry in the process of information disclosure of oil and restrict the number of foreign media and official.

And demanded that regulators and economic, the Iraqi government to establish a media center specialist in oil projects that have a highly professional manner in the disclosure of information of oil.

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