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david334 says():Looking back when the dinar was at $3.2 1 2001? manipulated or not, I think about where they are today versus under Hussein and I am so excited.
rcookie says():The country’s oil production is stable at “4.638” million barrels per day in August
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Orbit News – He said Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), said on Monday that the country ‘s production of crude did not score has changed little in August last at 4.638 million barrels per day, compared to 4.632 million barrels per day in July (July).
Top last August production and longer since January (last January), while Iraq pumped 4.775 million barrels a day.
The Ministry of Oil and the sources of the «government SoC» last week, said that exports from Iraq ‘s southern ports have risen to more than 3.23 million barrels per day in August from the previous 3.202 million barrels per day in July due to high production.
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coco1 says to david334():(y)
rcookie says():AUCTIONS AT $127 MILLION…
coco1 says():So looks like Zebari is throwing Maliki under the bus. Who would have thought that would happen?
david334 says to Canucklady():When you have a chance, Let me know who your conference finals choices for the greatest sport on earth. I am going to start handy capping now
rcookie says():Masum congratulates Hakim after assuming the presidency of the National Alliance
Political Since 09/05/2016 19:50 pm (Baghdad time)
BAGHDAD – balances News He congratulated President Fuad Masum, on Monday, head of the Islamic Supreme Council, Ammar al-Hakim, after assuming the post of president of the National Alliance.
According to a statement, the Office of the President of the Republic, received / balances News / copy of it, that “the President of the Republic Fuad Masum, sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim, head of choice for the National Alliance.”
Infallible, according to the statement, “the importance of the role of the alliance in the protection of political life and work together in order to build the desired democratic federal Iraq.”
According to the text of the message, which received / balances News / copy them, “the occasion of choosing Eminence head of the Iraqi National Alliance Nhdakm coupled Pettmnaatna warmest congratulations to you personally more Muwafaqiya and greatness, and for the National Alliance, the leadership and the masses, time progress and success.
We would also like in this good occasion to underline the importance of the role of the National Alliance to protect political life and in the continuing quest to build a democratic, federal Iraq, as well as achieving the desired political, economic and administrative immediate hopes for cooperation and joint action with various national forces of our people.
Long as you continued good health and happiness and the more the glory in the national role and to enhance the unity of Iraq and its progress and flowers.
The elected leaders of the National Alliance, yesterday evening, unanimously head of the Islamic Supreme Council Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the alliance. It ended 29/34 R.
coco1 says():So they have dropped from the 130 range to the 120 range it seems.
david334 says to rcookie():hi rcookie is the appointment of Ammar al- Hakim a good thing. I get confused about the different parties and there is a picture of him and Maliki is in it. Means nothing I am sure could be old.
coco1 says():Not sure about Hakim either, but a 29-34 vote, not exactly a landslide.
coco1 says():Strike, that, it was unimously apparently, mis-read the last sentence.
david334 says to coco1():I know the Rule of Law are the poster child for obstructionism and the Dawa party but there are many minorities . I will look them up on thes cloudy day
coco1 says():I believe the NA is one of their larger parties. I think Abadi is part of that group. But I need to double check that one. Going off memory here, that’s a dangerous thing without coffee.
coco1 says():correction, Abadi is Dawa party.
coco1 says():https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haider_al-Abadi
rcookie says():Deputy: Kurds have used the principle of administration under oath and taking LEFT Convention 2017 budget
Political Since 09/05/2016 19:24 pm (Baghdad time)
Special – balances News Said the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary member Zaher al-Abadi, on Monday, the new oil agreement to balance in 2017 between Abadi and the region as unfair and injustice southern governorates, indicating that the Kurdistan used it with Prime Minister al-Abadi policy of arm-twisting and adopted the principle of delivery under oath and taking LEFT.
Ebadi said, L / balance News /, said that “the new oil agreement between Baghdad and Erbil, which was the last to visit the Kurdish friendliness as a great injustice and prejudice against the people of Iraq and the right of the southern provinces.”
The MP added Abadi, that “the southern provinces exports about 3 million barrels, and its share of the budget does not exceed 5% at time of Kirkuk exported 150,000 barrels of which 50% take.”
He pointed out that “the Kurds have used the policy of arm-twisting with Abadi administration applied the principle of the right hand and taking the north”, calling for a revision of the Convention. ”
He continued, “The Kurdistan exploited the weakness of the government that the oil exported via the Turkish port of Ceyhan and put conditions after the other to pass what they dreamed of.”
It was an economic adviser to the prime minister appearance of Mohammed Saleh revealed, on Sunday, for the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi agreement with the Kurdish delegation on the export of the region of 150 thousand barrels of oil per day from the fields of Baba Karkar
and the baker through the Turkish Ceyhan line and recognizes its imports to Baghdad in return allocation of 50% of the imports to solve the financial problem in Kirkuk, according to the tables Chehrih.anthy 29/33 h
jeffjane says to rcookie():Does this read as GOOD
Okie Dinar says to rcookie():Thank you for the news 🙂
rcookie says():NOT IF YOU ARE FROM BASRA…
rcookie says():THEY ARE SAYING HEY WE ARE PRODUCING 3 MILLION BARRELS FOR A 5% SHARE…
.AND THE KURDS ARE PRODUCING 150,000 BARRELS FOR A 50% SHARE OF THE CEYHAN VOLUME…
rcookie says():Barzani bloc gathered the signatures of 130 deputy to re-vote on the contentment with answers Zebari !!
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:28:28 Views: 93 Announced in the Kurdistan Democratic Party bloc House of Representatives member, said on Monday that the mass was able to collect the signatures of about 130 deputies to request a re-vote on the conviction answers Finance Minister and leader of the party, Hoshyar Zebari, after being questioned in the Council recently, pointing to the bloc will present on Tuesday, a request to the presidency of the Council in this regard.
He said Rep. Solomon condiment in a press statement, the Democratic Party bloc council collected 130 signatures to re-evaluate the answers Zebari because the bloc were not present during the previous voting session was the situation in which abnormal.
She noted that the bloc will on Tuesday to submit the request to the Presidency of the Council, indicating that the demand will be presented after assuming the presidency by a legal committee to prepare a legal meeting to vote.
She said that is not known whether Tuesday’s hearing will be held or not travel because many MPs out of Iraq either for Hajj or for other countries, adding that the quorum for the meeting Tktmacl or may not be complete, as she put it.
rcookie says():A parliamentary source revealing attempt supporter of Representatives to thwart Hoshyar Zebari session
Mon, 05 Sep 2016 18:39:58 Views: 61
A parliamentary source disclosed on Monday, all attempts by the political blocks to thwart the parliamentary session on Tuesday, indicating that these blocks Setsegl absence of MPs who are going to the Hajj to thwart the meeting.
The source said that “some political blocs will be absent from a meeting tomorrow, in order to prejudice the quorum for the meeting to be held not to.”
He added that “these blocks exploit the absence of MPs who are going to the Hajj and numbered up to seventy deputies According to the information we have obtained, for the success of these attempts.”
A number of MPs have revealed for the collection of signatures for the inclusion of a paragraph to withdraw confidence from Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari within the agenda of the meeting.
Dr Dave says():Going to Hajj to atone for their sins
jeffjane says():Lets hope the pace of getting things done does not slow down with the last two reports
aminmaine says():bound to be squabbles
aminmaine says():but in the end they will get it done
caravaggio says():Well if those MPs had been present and doing their job, they would not have missed the vote. Now they whine about having to go to repent of their sins?
wisconsindinar says():I tired of this “no quorm” tactic, its like me having a legal issue and if i dont like it , I just dont show up. If a set % of any block dosent show up that block should be become null and void for that day and proceeding continue.
caravaggio says():In the real world, if you have 3 no call-no show, you are FIRED.
Dr Dave says():anyone hear about Shahristani’s office with files and documents going ablaze?
Dr Dave says():convenient eh..esp with the UN doing investigations
DIGIman1 says(): Chat Copied ~~~~~~~~~~ I still have a landline. Or as I like to call it, The Cell Phone Finder.
ghost757 says():Hi all: I am just getting back in town, so this may already have been reported, but here are a few things that I have from non “dinar” sources:
ghost757 says():Thousands of civil servants loyal to Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr went on strike Sept. 4, World Bulletin reported. On Sept. 2, al-Sadr urged employees — except for security forces — to stage a two-day strike to force Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to reform the government.
He also called on Iraqis to launch a hunger strike inside mosques, shrines and churches to pressure al-Abadi to replace his government with technocrats untainted by corruption or sectarian affiliations. Al-Sadr is adept at galvanizing large numbers of demonstrators on short notice and has been staging protests for months.
The political unrest comes as the prime minister also struggles to manage sectarian forces in the fight against the Islamic State.
ghost757 says():Here is a good background piece on the GOI/KRG deal on oil:
ghost757 says():After months of disagreement, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government have taken the first steps toward cooperation on oil exports and revenue.
On Tuesday, the two sides agreed to jointly export the approximately 150,000 barrels per day of oil produced at several fields in the disputed province of Kirkuk that had been shut down since March.
For now, the deal sidesteps the biggest points of disagreement between the governments in Arbil and Baghdad: Iraqi Kurdistan’s right to independently export oil and its respective share of the Iraqi budget.
In fact, the details of the deal itself point to Iraq’s movement toward a more fragmented and increasingly federalized political structure.
The province of Kirkuk epitomizes the power struggles taking place in Iraq — not only between Arbil and Baghdad but also between Baghdad, Ankara and Tehran. The Kirkuk oil fields, which have 500,000 bpd of installed production capacity and potential for more, are a significant part of the reason for that struggle.
The Kurds have de facto control over the territory and want to legitimize it; Baghdad and Tehran want to keep Kirkuk officially out of Kurdish hands.
ghost757 says():Arbil and Baghdad put their pragmatism on display in the new oil deal, splitting the spoils down the middle. Under the terms of Tuesday’s agreement, each government will export 75,000 bpd using the pipeline running through semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan.
The deal also stipulates that, while the KRG will pay for the salaries of peshmerga fighters in Kirkuk, the Iraqi government will pay the province’s civil servant salaries. Both are lingering financial issues that threaten to further destabilize Iraq.
On its own, the oil sold under terms of the deal will not immediately make a great deal of financial difference to either Baghdad or Arbil. But making the deal is about more than the revenue it generates.
Earlier this year, a tranche of a sizable International Monetary Fund aid package was disbursed to Baghdad after officials from the IMF and the United States made multiple visits to both Baghdad and Arbil.
The IMF money will provide incentive for both sides to remain cooperative, because if that helps keep the Iraqi government functioning, the IMF will keep pumping money into the coffers of both cash-strapped governments.
While the promise of IMF money set the table for cooperation with the KRG, a political shakeup helped bring the deal to fruition. During Iraq’s Cabinet reshuffle earlier this month, petroleum industry veteran Jabar al-Luaibi was named oil minister.
Once he took his post, he immediately made overtures to the Kurds, voicing his willingness to enter into a deal that would lead to a resumption of production in the Kirkuk fields and more broad cooperation beyond just those fields.
Al-Luaibi was added to the Cabinet to placate interests in and around Basra — where he is from — but he has always pushed for more local control over the oil sector, which means that even though he is not a Kurd, he may be someone who can at least live with more devolution of the oil sector.
And, of course, another factor driving closer functional cooperation between Baghdad and Arbil is the military campaign against the Islamic State that is approaching Mosul.
With operational planning for the battle against the city’s Islamic State occupiers in full swing, ensuring the continued cooperation of the Kurdish peshmerga requires guaranteeing their salaries.
And until the tenuous security situation throughout the country becomes more settled, a Kurdish independence referendum is not in the cards.
Statements made by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi last week supporting the constitutionality of a Kurdish independence referendum did not represent a shift in Baghdad’s position, but rather a gesture intended to draw the KRG toward Tuesday’s compromise.
External partners and patrons such as the United States, Turkey and Iran all have vested interests in ensuring that the ties between Arbil and Baghdad endure, and not just because of the ongoing fight against the Islamic State.
Turkey has built close economic ties with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) but does not want to see the KRG become an actor independent of Baghdad.
Ankara’s goals include benefiting from Kurdistan economically, containing Kurdish attempts at achieving independence, and denying Turkey’s own opposition Kurdish groups a rear base within Iraq from which to operate.
But Turkey’s attempts to maintain its leverage over Kurdistan are challenged from multiple directions. As Turkey seeks to reinforce its dominance in the KRG, it will run up against Iranian interests.
Iran, with its ties to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Gorran parties, which have formally aligned themselves, can push back against Turkey’s influence by supporting the KRG’s two main opposition groups.
Ankara and Tehran also use the ethnically rooted Arab-Turkmen competition within Kirkuk province as a proxy battle.
This week’s oil export deal raises the possibility that Baghdad and Arbil could find grounds for broader cooperation over oil exports. Arbil has consistently demanded that in order to export Kurdish oil through Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), it wants to receive the full 17 percent of the federal budget mandated to it by the Iraqi Constitution.
Al-Abadi has said his government was willing to abide by that demand, though the reality is that the market value of its oil is worth less than that portion of the budget and it would be unlikely that Baghdad — given its budgetary constraints — would deliver the full amount to the KRG.
Moreover, Iraq has also moved to blacklist three tankers that transported Kurdish crude outside the state’s sales framework, highlighting Baghdad’s continued desire to undermine the KRG’s attempts to export crude independently.
From the Kurdish perspective, a broader agreement allowing SOMO to market oil produced within the KRG that resulted in
ghost757 says():its full share of the budget could be beneficial. Trust in such an arrangement, however, could be difficult for Arbil to find. The Kurds have been burned before by such an arrangement, namely the last time they worked with Baghdad.
Even if such a deal could be agreed upon in the interim, the close relationship between the KDP and Ankara means that even if the price of oil rose or Baghdad politicized oil revenue and withheld it, Arbil would retain the ability to renege on the deal. The same is not true, for example, of all the oil produced in Kirkuk.
Tuesday’s export agreement is a de facto acknowledgement of Baghdad’s reliance on Kurdish infrastructure, and allowing Kurdistan the rights to revenue associated with Kirkuk’s oil could set a precedent. Kurdistan is not the only region in Iraq that has demanded more local control over oil exports.
Iraq’s productive southern Sunni population in Basra has demanded the same level of control, even forcing Baghdad to split the South Oil Co. into two companies, one specifically to overlook Basra’s oil fields.
Al-Luaibi, who hails from the region, will likely feel pressure to reproduce the revenue-sharing deal for Iraq’s south.
That will only intensify competition in southern Iraq, where tribes, populations and rivalries span the borders with Iran and Kuwait.
And, as in Kirkuk, the rest of Iraq will continue to be fought over by its much larger neighbors, with oil as a crux of competition. Ultimately, this competition will continue to result in varying aspects of de facto federalism in the fragile country.
kalis says(7:28 PM):
‘Well i really do not think anything going to happen until after the holiday over there
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