The Iraqi Oil Minister, Hussain al-Shahristani, reissued the same contradictory statements on Tuesday about the Kurds' oil deals, saying that although he's still considering them "illegal and illegitimate" but he wants the oil extracted by the companies which hold these contracts, The Associated Press reports.
This is weird Mr. Minister, I think you should be clear on which oil deals you are talking about , on what terms you will collect the oil produced from Tawke and Taq Taq specifically, does your approval to Kurds export plans from these two fields mean that you implicitly accepting these deals or you will change their terms?
I think that al-Shahristani has been dragged to a trap in which he will find himself at the end of the day forced to accept other deals unless there is somthing to be agreed on before June 1.
kassakhoon@gmail.com
This is weird Mr. Minister, I think you should be clear on which oil deals you are talking about , on what terms you will collect the oil produced from Tawke and Taq Taq specifically, does your approval to Kurds export plans from these two fields mean that you implicitly accepting these deals or you will change their terms?
I think that al-Shahristani has been dragged to a trap in which he will find himself at the end of the day forced to accept other deals unless there is somthing to be agreed on before June 1.
kassakhoon@gmail.com
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the deals for tawke and taq taq were some of the first the Kurds signed and happened before the breakdown of the negotiations over the oil law. The oil ministry says they're legal, Baghdad just hasn't allowed them to export. The deals afterwards came after the deadlock over the oil law and the ministry has said all of those are illegal. Translation, the Kurds can only export from those two fields which Baghdad re ognizes, the rest are considered illegal and are banned from selling internationally.
Summariezed that means that the Tawke- and Taq Taq fields are BOTH legal and are approved for export starting official June 1st, 2009.
This is my reading as well, but yet the public need something solid in a clear statement from both sides, right?
That we will get on the ceremony on June 1st when they will shake hands and celebrate what they have achieved.
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