Oil deals to stand despite Iraq opposition: Kurdish leader
The prime minister of Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region says oil deals the Kurds have signed unilaterally with foreign companies will stand despite opposition from the Iraqi central government.
By Agencies |
BAGHDAD: The prime minister of Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region says oil deals the Kurds have signed unilaterally with foreign companies will stand despite opposition from the Iraqi central government.
The Shiite-led government in Baghdad considers any deals signed by the Kurds illegal since the country has not yet finalized a new national oil law.
But Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani says the more than 20 production-sharing contracts the Kurds have signed with international oil companies since they drafted their own oil and gas law in August 2007 are ``irreversible.''
The Shiite-led government in Baghdad considers any deals signed by the Kurds illegal since the country has not yet finalized a new national oil law.
But Prime Minister Nechervan Barzani says the more than 20 production-sharing contracts the Kurds have signed with international oil companies since they drafted their own oil and gas law in August 2007 are ``irreversible.''
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