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Kurdistan ignoring U.S. opposition to build an oil pipeline to Turkey
2/8/2013 | (Voice of Iraq)
Erbil (Reuters) - Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government yesterday, said that the region would go ahead with construction of a pipeline of its own to export oil to Turkey despite the objections of the United States, because of fears that the project could lead to the disintegration of Iraq. Hawrami said In a press conference in Arbil, the region wants oil pipeline of its own, and that work is currently being to create it and will continue until completion. was crude oil from the fields of Kurdistan convey to the world market via pipeline to Turkey is controlled by Baghdad, but exports through the pipeline stopped in December from a peak of $ 200 thousand barrels per day because of a dispute with Baghdad over payments. The United States says that the solution lies in the oil and gas law national, has been delayed for years because of power struggles in Iraq between Iraqi political blocs that severe, since the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 2011. said Francis J.. Ricciardone U.S. ambassador in Ankara Tuesday «Iraqis are struggling to approve oil and gas law, it is very important to succeed in it». added «If you fail Turkey and Iraq to improve their economic relations, it has increasingly violent conflict in Iraq and encouraged forces within the country want to dismantle Iraq. Kurdistan already exceeds federal pipeline network through the transfer of small amounts of crude in trucks across the Turkish border for refined oil products. Hawrami said the region is worth 17% of Iraq's oil products refined, but the central government does not send him only 3% and refining capacity is insufficient to meet the needs of domestic demand. UAE Union
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heck why let baghdad just steal from them.Pipe line is not a cheap progect. This guys are committed. Saying enough is enough. I believe if usa wanted stopped it would have been stop. It is not a bad thing at the end it will only help Iraq if they (iraq) get it together. which it will be done too many pushing for Iraq success.
