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An oil expert: Iraq qualified to be the first producer of oil in the world

Revealed an Iraqi oil expert, Thursday, that Iraq could assume the forefront of global oil production if adopted a national programme by using its potential, and adopted scientific efforts to mobilize domestic and international development in the oil industry, pointing out that he can with his current, to reach production (6) Million barrels or more without much trouble.

The former director general of oil exploration company exclusive Salem Gabriel, in an interview with the Independent News Agency (Voices of Iraq), that Iraq "has a reserve in the world's first global gathering of reserve installer (115) billion barrels with probable reserves estimated at between (214 to 250) billion barrels, "pointing out that it could" increase its production to hit (6) million barrels or more without much trouble "

The oil expert, exclusive, "the first flaw in dealing with the deterioration of the oil wealth is that the bodies responsible at the time have been active in conducting inquiries and a large seismic surveys to identify sites contain vast depths preliminary indications of wealth in oil Watt, hesitated to update the most important and guarantee the presence of oil , And conversion of possible sites to the availability of proven oil reserves. "

He said the seminar is "exploratory drilling operations, making these sites, which amounted to more than 540 locations, just possible sites, although all indicators show that the risk of being sites of proven reserves amount to 72 percent, which is drilling exploratory step basis to identify field Reserve first and then the possibilities of production through drilling Assessment. "

The move to read the exclusive objective of the oil field in Iraq, where the immense field of painstaking exploration of the sites indexed prospective oil fields, saying: "We have had exploratory teams surveyed more than 220 thousand kilometers / length of seismic lines, but those formidable tasks, unfortunately, not matched by seismic survey. "

He added: "That is not completed exploration operations, including those sites is unexplored, to become dire need of a tremendous effort could be moved Iraq a qualitative leap qualifies to occupy the forefront of the global reserves and production at the same time."

It touches to what he described as "prospects available for an ambitious increase in oil production and steady increase of proven reserves and proven," saying "go through the process of oil exploration programs, over 300 additional oil field-proven and field session, which was not yet production will be Certainly ripe, but after the tremendous effort might continue for ten years to come. "

He pointed out that "it is transferred to Iraq as I said earlier, which occupies the site where the fore production and reserves, but the efforts we call them here should be strengthened programmes exceed all formal and traditional patterns because if we are to build our country as we wish right, it must be mobilized all efforts and potentials The investment has promoted a national investment endorsed as meets the legitimate national aspirations. "

The moves exclusive to compare the cost of Iraqi oil investments compared with what is of similar investments in the world, saying that "we should remember that safely barrels of Iraqi oil not only cost a few dollars if the case of representation in both Saudi Arabia and Iran, where the cost of the lengths in the world, While the increase in the production difficulties of the United States and Canada for example, costing up to tenfold. "

He pointed out that "extraction operations are shifted to the stages of a complex view of the depletion of the quantities available through the extraction routine to reach the production stage costly and complex, which is extracted through what is known as (oil sands) or oil (s), which holds the international powers to anticipate the future and ensure supplies At any price. "

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Iraq to place limits on no-bid oil contracts
Concern over deals with Western companies led to decision

The Iraqi government will limit no-bid contracts being negotiated with several major oil companies to one year to avoid overlap with longer-term deals expected to be signed next June, a senior Oil Ministry official said Thursday.

The contracts sparked a backlash because they involve major Western oil companies.

There are concerns that granting such contracts to Western companies could feed perceptions that U.S.-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein to seize the world's third-largest oil reserves.

Iraqi officials have stressed that the contracts are only for technical advice and equipment and the companies will receive money in return, not a share of oil production. They say the deals are a stopgap measure to boost oil production until open bidding ends next June on the development of six major oil fields and two natural gas fields.

Some believe the no-bid deals could give Western companies an advantage in the larger bidding process, which Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said last month would include 35 foreign companies. The companies he named included seven from the U.S. and three from Britain.

Five of the oil fields up for longer-term development — Rumaila, Zubair, West Qurna 1, Maysan and Kirkuk — are also included in the no-bid contracts under negotiation, a senior oil official said. So, the Iraqi government decided to limit those deals to one year, he said.

"We want to avoid any overlap in this process," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media about the issue.

Iraq to place limits on no-bid oil contracts | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Hey Seaview

I was reading a little ways back about the article you posted on Nexen. I know they are excited about getting the chance to get in to Iraq and get established there. I work with a few of their personnel, as I helped bring on their largest field in the G.O.M. It would be good for the company to get in there.

Anyway, I posted this article elsewhere, and thought I would post it here... feel free to move or remove as you see fit... which goes without saying but I said it all the same.. LOL

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A friend found this on an election website... I thought it might be appropriate here...



In two months the Iraqi Dinar will go international???
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I don't make it a habit to post in the speculation section, but I found a curious comment on another forum (not a dinar forum) that I found interesting. The poster was listing all the good things that have taken place since the surge. He listed fact after fact then made the dinar comment like it was fact also. I thought I would post it to get thoughts on it. Again bear in mind this did not come from a dinar site, his post was more for congratulating Bush for the surge success, on an election forum. He is so informed about Iraqi news it does make me wonder if he is a dinar holder though.

By: Darkrepublican

Since the surge has taken place all sorts of good things have happened in Iraq .. The United Arab Emirates have forgiven 7 ½ billion dollars of Iraqi debt. This is a huge development. Not only do the seven sovereign countries of the UAE acknowledge Iraq as a country on the way of healing but forgiving this debt is like giving the country a loan. The Iraqi government is up and running more efficient than the Democrats running our Congress. On top of moving to transfer the oil wealth to its citizens in a program that rivals how the State of Alaska distributes its wealth, it has proposed to use its oil wealth to send 10,000 high school students to study abroad. This is how the tiny country of Great Britain controlled the whole world at one time. Candidates will be selected by their grades not by sect. This is huge as it points to a situation that will be ruled by progress instead of family position.
Last week the Iraqi Prime Minister proclaimed that terrorism has been defeated. The number of foreign fighters killed of captured have dwindled down from 120 per month to just 20. The Iraqi citizenry, feeling comfortable with their army, is leading their soldiers to the bad guys. The Bagdad Airport has purchased four new Boeing 747 jets to revive a cornerstone of their economy that was the jewel of the Arab world. The last of the 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium purchased from Africa to form the crust of the nuclear program under Saddam has been transferred to the Savannah River plant for safekeeping. From there the uranium will be sold to Canada to make electricity…Three U.S. brigades have been released because of the reduced violence. 15 of the 18 Benchmarks have been met. The Iraqi government has put in an order of 1.8 billion dollars of weapons from factories in the United States . The Iraqi government has issued no bid contracts to Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell to upgrade their oil fields with a target to raise their production from 2.5 mil bbl to 4.5 mil bbl. Because of the high price of oil the Iraqi government has put in huge orders of durable goods from American companies and has promised to help us by not only increasing the oil on the international markets, but to dispatch direct shipments to us, bringing down the price. In two months the Iraqi Dinar will go international competing with the Euro, Yen, and other currency, credit cards and personal checks are to be issued as electronic money transfers take hold. The Iraqi stock market up since last year is offering it stock to its citizens and personal investments have increased…..

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Nuri Al Maliki : Stresses on the importance of involving local, foreign and Private sectors in reconstruction process

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stressed today the importance of involving local and foreign private sectors in the reconstruction of Iraq.
Al-Maliki said during a meeting of Iraqi governors held in Baghdad with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and the ministers of Planning, Finance, Trade and Electricity "after the successful security operations achieved in Iraq and after the completion of investment laws we want the private sector, domestic and foreign to contribute into construction projects and reconstruction."

He added: "After what has been achieved in the security aspect, we are oriented towards the construction and reconstruction away from saying slogans and real orientation on the ground and under the rule of law."

He stressed that this year is a year of construction and reconstruction, however, explained that "this does not mean the completion of the projects this year but the beginning from this year with the opportunity to the qualified and certificate individuals to participate in projects and investments."

Al-Maliki called for attention to Iraqi provincial agriculture stressing that the central government seeks to introduce advanced capabilities and build an agricultural system and a modern irrigation for the development of this vital sector in general provinces.

He concluded by stressing that “The reconstruction is our goal and we must harness all our energies to achieve it, also to be coordinated among all provinces in economic and urban fields and to achieve greater area of cooperation.

Nuri Al Maliki : Stresses on the importance of involving local, foreign and Private sectors in reconstruction process

Political Council for National Security Discusses Iraq-U.S. Strategic Agreement

President Jalal Talabani chaired a meeting of the Political council for the National Security yesterday to discuss the latest developments in the negotiations between the Iraqi and U.S. delegation in order to ink a long-term and strategic agreement between both countries.

The Representatives of the Political and Parliamentary blocs exchanged views on the aforementioned agreement in the meeting which lasted for two hours.

The head of the Presidency office, Nasser al-Ani said, after the meeting, that the Political council for the National Security met today to discuss an important issue concerning the fate of Iraq and the Iraqis.

Al-Ani said that the Iraqi delegation which negotiates the U.S. side was tenacious. He also clarified that the Council agreed that the negotiations to be resumed in order to reach to the best results in order to serve the interest of the Iraqis.

The meeting was attended by PM Nuri al-Maliki, VP Tariq al-Hashimi, Deputy PM Dr. Barham Ahmed Salih, Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Dr. Mahmud al-Mashhadani along with the representatives of the other blocs.

PUKmedia :: English - Political Council for National Security Discusses Iraq-U.S. Strategic Agreement

Ambassador Crocker Arrives in Erbil

American ambassador to Iraq Mr. Ryan Crocker arrived in Salah El-Din Resort, Erbil Province today.

Ambassador Crocker was received by Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani, KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and a number of KRG officials.

An official source informed PUKmedia website “it is decided to hold a meeting to discuss the latest developments in Iraq and Kurdistan.”

PUKmedia :: English - Ambassador Crocker Arrives in Erbil

Brown announces withdrawal of British troops from Iraq mid next year

The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown that the British troops stationed in Iraq will withdraw by mid next year from Iraq.

Brown stressed at a press conference held at the headquarters of the British embassy in Baghdad after noon today, Saturday, that his visit to Iraq aimed mainly to the foundation agreement on training and rehabilitating Iraqi forces.

He said that the British military who will be brought to Iraq during the coming period, no more than 130 fighters who are specialists, training issues, and will work to help Iraq train its troops.

Brown added that another goal of the visit was to complete the development and prosperity in the southern city of Basra and that British troops were stationed prior to the delivery of the security file to Iraqi forces.

He pointed out that the British will work to transform the military airport of Basra to the airport Versatile and reopen to civilian use.

Translated version of http://www.radiodijla.com/cgi-bin/news/news_item.pl?id=2008-07-19%2012:33:00

Dana Gas Manager: Foundation Stone of Chamchamal – based Gas City to be Laid

Shakir Wahid, Manager of Kurdistan Branch of Dana Gas, said that the foundation stone of Gas City is to be laid soon in Chamchamal.

The Gas City, which occupies 40 000 square kilometers approximately 10 percent of Baghdad, will include tens of petrochemical and auto manufacturing companies along with five- star hotels and stores.

Concerning the Khor Mor field gas in Chamchamal, Shakir Wahid said that the initial phase of producing gas is expected to start in August with capacity of 75 million cubic meters for use in local power plant.

PUKmedia :: English - Dana Gas Manager: Foundation Stone of Chamchamal –based Gas City to be Laid

PARLIAMENTARY delay ratification of the parties over an area of the breach of security in Iraq

According to a member of the Committee on civil society institutions in the House of Representatives deputy Iraqi Alliance list common Khalid Al Assadi, "The delay ratification of the parties in Iraq increases the area of security breach experienced by the country and greatly on the intelligence level of intervention and funding of political parties, which knows no confiscation."

He said in an interview with Al-Asadi "Uzmatik" to "speed up legislation parties law will put an end to foreign interference in Iraq, the Iraqi parties over the financing of the State Treasury, which is certainly better than making these parties headed for the coffers of other countries for their support, which certainly will impose the will of certain tax On the agenda of those parties and are serving their interests and harms the interests of Iraq "as he put it.

And between Al Assadi, "that some of the conditions of its campaign draft law on the working mechanisms of law and the formation of parties, aroused the resentment of some political blocs, which impose some give each party an annual number belonging to it, and every change that could happen in the structure or financing."

He pointed out that Al Assadi, "the Iraqi situation, requires a political consensus among the parliamentary blocs to approve any law, can never Adoption Act in a majority, so there is an urgent need to be satisfactory law by the parties of different political blocs in parliament for years."

Asadi added that "because of the sensitive nature of this law, and greatly affect the political movements in the country has delayed approval for more than three years, it must be the beginning of the year when the current parliamentary session, to organize the process of political pluralism in Iraq is legal, which in turn created the atmosphere Democratic and electoral organizer. "

It is noteworthy that all movements and political parties in Iraq now, especially participation in the political process was prohibited days of the former Iraqi regime, which did not allow political pluralism, throughout his tenure, which lasted forty years.

Has been until now and since the fall of the former regime by the international coalition forces in 2003 Adoption Act regulates the work of those parties, which mostly involved in two constituencies in 2005 was the first since the end of royal government in the country in 1958.

Translated version of http://iraqalaan.com/bm/Politics/3831.shtml

Postponement of Iraqi elections late this year if the law was approved Monday

Amidst fears of irregular Iraqi elections early next, questioning its integrity and transparency, with the approaching date of its adoption hoped that the meeting is taking place in Parliament on Monday, Commission President surprised the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq Faraj Al-Haideri political circles that the provincial council elections will be held on 15/12/2008 in the case Adoption of the Parliament of the electoral law on Monday instead of a date early October - in October next.

Haideri said that the Electoral Commission facing financial problems hampering their work, calling the House to expedite approval of the electoral law to enable UNHCR to exercise its role in a fast and true, came after Al-Haideri told doubts expressed by a number of Iraqi representatives stressed Racan MP Ahmad Garbi that the coming period between the enclave Approval of the electoral law and the election date did not qualify based upon completion of the final stages and transparency, integrity and regularity, especially as the High Commission elects not to complete its work regarding the appointment of staff, identifying the polling orderly what may expose elections to forgeryand lack of access to the election of personalities who designed the political candidacy.

Explaining that the security situation was not decided in some provinces such as Mosul and Diyala may lead to an uncertain outcome in choosing the true representatives capable of governing, and stressed that the proportion of Djerba forgery if exceeded reasonable limits, these elections will face big problems and challenged many special and it will lead to Irregular provision of services in the provinces, which are usually supervised by the provincial assemblies elected, for his part confirmed Deputy Hanin Al-Kidwa member United Iraqi Alliance that accompany each type of election rigging but there are acceptable ratios in the forgery by the supervisor of the elections and was also rigging in 2005 in But now there is competition, particularly from some parties which did not participate in previous elections, parties have dominated the electoral arena.

The belief that the major parties will use every legitimate means to win and gain them particularly since there was disgusted by the Iraqi street from the Islamic parties, elected by and which have not achieved anything to him, admitting lost in the lack of attention by citizens for the elections because of the failure of the government in improving the living income for them and not Provide services and the elimination of unemployment and therefore may find reason for the Iraqis not to go to the polling boxes will be the turnout rate is very slightly less than 50% of the voters, either Iraqi political Dr Khalaf, chanting the popular Democratic Rally President opined that the elections so quickly leave fingerprints unconvincing to many Iraqis, especially as there are several millions of Emigrants Iraqi people at home and abroad will participate in those elections, and there were parties and movements have been unable to participate due to poor financial conditions, as provided for parties and movements with the financial capabilities to participate more than one name in these elections, And evaluated in contravention with the points after a political alliance to convince them to ensure payment of the amount specified for participation by up to 22 thousand dollars, would mean the loss of significant opportunities for political movements to participate, in addition to some parties, which possesses substantial funds will have the capacity to provide more publicity than others This would be equal Vsr propaganda.

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