draft law oil and gas Why rush? Why the delay?
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Clearly, the concept of the proposed formula in the law on "contracts for exploration and production" is the same concept known universally as "contracts for production" That depends on the type of contracts by foreign firms to provide the funds necessary for the first step of the investigation and exploration and the provision of funds for the second step is drilling and building infrastructure for Oilfield ready production and export
The recovery amounts to be known by the company and by allocating the company's share of oil production, which I called "farm-cost cost oil" Having completed the recovery known by the company, the remaining oil called "oil profit profit oil", which divides between the state and the company agreed rates and the limits up according to this law up to 35 years.
Bakhtsarfan and this type of contracts, in which oil is the property of the government when it is in the reservoir and production, but when the foreign firm's share might be under considerable political pressure and external influences at the time of extraction and export for a long time may be sufficient to depletion of a quote represents the backbone of the Iraqi economy.
The question that presents itself is what is the real reason to endorse the law of oil and gas at the present time in particular?
The answer to this question is in two different visions of the bill, as follows :
First team : validation believe that the law is necessary because of the great need for global investments required to develop Iraqi fields could not state the Iraqi economy, exhausted and ailing provided further confirmation of the need for a rapid expansion in production and increasing the export capacity of the Iraqi economy need for liquidity necessary for economic development and to end budget deficit of the state and ending theme debt and Reparations and improve the value of the Iraqi dinar in the global market.
Panel II : believe that there is urgency in the passage of the law and could not be legislating serious and Iraq is the most difficult phase of the bloodiest in history and they wonder whether the instability in Iraq? Is there security? Are leaves Golan? Does possess any Iraqi control? Is owns any state official authority? It sure any Iraqi life? Are we spent on embezzlement, bribery, nepotism, and the militias and terrorist groups? Will spent on projects terrorism and mass killings and bombings and Altevkhikhat exercised by the killers against the innocent night? Is stabilized the situation in Iraq? Will the Iraqis on the road to the future? Are the internal problems resolved? Will triumphed in the national reconciliation rather than through political methods and maneuvers the name of democracy? Will triumphed in the national agreement on principles? Did we were able to resolve our problems in the Territories? Are we can chart our path to save Iraq's economy by economic laws concerning our economic ago legislation to make the most of our economic law? Have we succeeded in providing the minimum basic services for Iraqis all Iraqis of water and electricity and streets floor and decent housing, schools and hospitals? ! !
.. Etc., in order to proceed legally takes us away from the national industry does not mean only extradite investments to a number of companies therefore call for suspending the urgency of this project that will take Iraq hostage hands of others.
Supporters are quick federal approval a done deal, while supporters say the delay must resolve differences prior to the approval of the Constitutional Law "This is political." Therefore, it can be concluded that the oil and gas was considered as two visions are radically different local first : political vision of an "axis of difference."The second economic vision "axis of difference."
Therefore, I stated the following observations on the draft law and above as follows :
1.The importance of settled law is not controversial because of the Iraqi economy suffers from distortions and laziness, disability and the suffering of the Iraqi people from poverty and economic subjugation and begging.
2. The deteriorating oil industry and infected cases of prescription and loss and waste.
3. The need not to politicize the draft law fully and economic considerations to political considerations a priority in the process of granting the confidence of the draft law before parliament later emphasis on the principle of economic feasibility and efficiency more than other political considerations.
4. The Iraqi economy is moving towards a market economy and this requires us obligation fundamental issues perhaps the most important :
- A need to formulate a legal framework and institutional financial and monetary arbitrator clear and transparent investment law to be a central point of attracting investment and stimulating different kinds and nationalities in the framework of economic openness dovetail with the new international "This already exists."
B - that the central government's control over the oil issue by the Federal Council, which endorsed the law, in addition to project management of oil by the National Oil Company without foreign companies does not necessarily mean neglecting the role of regional governments and district councils "that the constitutionally."
It does not mean a monopoly and concentration of oil policy, however, central government authorities as explained empirical evidence in Iraq, the seriousness of this matter, what was only a waste of financial resources fate oil Here, shackle the hands of the government through the distribution of competences must contribute to the delivery of the people and its effective contribution to the make important decisions affecting national security or the contents of social justice, which could provide the government to take some day.
5. The consistency of the contents of paragraph reasons with the contents of the constitutional articles related to the fact that oil and gas owned by all the Iraqi people and diagnosing the responsibilities and powers of the federal authorities and provincial and district authorities Here, we assess the position of the government of Kurdistan characterized by flexibility.
6. It should be noted the efforts of three experts who contributed to the drafting of that plan even though we hope the number will be more than that, taking into account the view of academics in this important topic.
7. As long as the project to ensure equitable distribution of resources, it must be a unifying force for the Iraqi people is not working poor and disperse Here, we support the drafting of a special law to the issue of income distribution law of oil and gas and the distribution of financial resources should be the function of the federal government exclusively.
Article (11) Paragraphs (a, b).
8. The issue raises some urgency in the law as it was announced in the federal government agreement with the government of Kurdistan in the February 24, 2007 It was then passed the law after only two days in a February 26, 2007, right here is that the state of the economy and the conditions of the Iraqi people and the deteriorating security and political determination and dignity does not require acceleration the delay.
9. Despite the limitations formula participation, it would prefer a concession contracts, which followed previously, which was always link between granting the concession to companies according to State political positions of the government of that State on the political issues of Iraq and we are in desperate need of this formula at the moment, against a hostile media transformation democratic in the new Iraq.
10. That the process of ratification by Parliament in accordance with essential things in addition to other things, namely :
Is a validation of the law according to a balance between maximizing the benefits and returns and reduce the level of sunspots, and here we mean the benefits Refunds either national sunspots are benefits to the contracting companies to take into account the fact that the link between the two Iraqi national interests and the interests of the coalition.
B-ratification of the Bill contains a historical and moral dimension and that the project will have national commitments difficult to get rid of them to the outside world and no desire to nationalization may appear in future it would prejudice the political and societal security.
11. The draft law is not subject to the views and interests of political groups that no one will never criticize the draft law, should all or whole.
Finally, we hope that the project will contribute to promote political reconciliation is not in fragmenting "and politicians matter of before and after."
It must refer to me that I have discussed fully and figures on the draft law of oil and gas companies and Maalleha, I presented to the competent authorities in the Council of Ministers and the House of distinguished consideration because it is good for the country and people and God help and conciliation.
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