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February 16, 2011

Oil and gas Committee representative decides to host Shahristani next week

Baghdad, member of the Parliamentary Committee on oil and gas, his Commission on Wednesday decided to host Hussein Shahristani Deputy Prime Minister for energy, Minister of electricity agency next week to discuss matters concerning electricity and oil in the country.

MP èåçá ÇáÏíä Kurdistan News Agency (aknews) Committee for oil and energy will host the Deputy Prime Minister for energy Hussein Shahristani next week to discuss a number of files for oil and electricity. "

"There is a lot of previous laws being taken up by the Commission with Shahristani for amendment may be amended or repealed certain laws, as well as discuss some contracts with private companies including Shell gas."

Jamaluddin stressed that "the oil and energy will pursue all contracts to be concluded with international oil companies."

The Commission is examining the contracts to be concluded with companies to determine their relevance to Iraq and then decide whether it is valid to contract or not, and will discuss the realities of power in the country. "

Iraq suffers from an acute shortage of electricity, national grid still unable to supply electricity for more than a few hours a day and frequent interruptions in electricity comes on top of citizens ' complaints.

According to experts the Iraq need emergency plan by providing small stations provide some 11, 000 volt ready come from neighboring countries and installed global companies interested in investment projects.

Iraq plans to increase the capacity of electricity to 27,000 megawatts in four years and require investments of at least 3 to 4 billion dollars a year in order to achieve this goal.

Saw all provinces except the provinces of Kurdistan, anti-Israel demonstrations and bad services financial and administrative corruption in State institutions are required to improve the living conditions of provision of services and employment opportunities with promises that launched before parliamentary elections last year.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed during his presence in the House Sunday, meet the demands of the demonstrators Iraqis through an inter reforms in the coming days.

Said member of the Committee on oil and energy Rehab alabouda l (aknews) that "the Commission began by moving the laws that were frozen in the previous parliamentary session, such as decision No 196 of 1984", saying "the oil Ministry specifically experienced resolution having been included all ministries through cutoff (75%) Sums received by representatives of Iraq in international fora waivadat rewards to the State Treasury.

"The decision was made at the time to introduce currency to Iraq because of war and the sanctions and other economic issues", noting that "many lawmakers argue lack of rationale for continued implementation of the resolution, but oil and Energy Committee wish to modify.

Alabouda stated that "it is important to Iraq because it has the right to his children who represent the State for pumping of foreign currency, so you must modify this code and modify it for nothing."

Noting that "there are a lot of notes to shell South gas company contracted, oil and energy in the process of searching for differences".

Called "legislation for the Commission to exercise the control power, and not to be Executive resolutions higher than that of the legislature".

"Oil and Energy Committee will discuss the theme electricity next week also works on writing report together with specialists in the field of electricity, then for Congress to discuss the situation of electricity across Iraq.

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