Seaview
06-12-2009, 06:30 AM
Ashti Hawrami, KRG minister of natural resources said “foreign companies remain interested in signing oil deals in Kurdistan region, despite the Iraqi oil minister continuing to declare the contracts illegal.”
The Iraqi government at the beginning of the month allowed crude to start being exported from fields in the Kurdish region.
Hawrami added “al-Shahristani’s comments did not represent the views of the federal government and the Iraqi parliament. The foreign companies are interested to invest in Kurdistan region.”
"After we started exports, six companies from three more countries had shown interest to carry out oil business in Kurdistan region, because of trust in the Iraqi law," Hawrami told Reuters in an interview. He declined to name the companies.
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The Iraqi government at the beginning of the month allowed crude to start being exported from fields in the Kurdish region.
Hawrami added “al-Shahristani’s comments did not represent the views of the federal government and the Iraqi parliament. The foreign companies are interested to invest in Kurdistan region.”
"After we started exports, six companies from three more countries had shown interest to carry out oil business in Kurdistan region, because of trust in the Iraqi law," Hawrami told Reuters in an interview. He declined to name the companies.
http://pukmedia.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11561&Itemid=1