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The Director General of Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) stated there was no cooperation between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government in the oil sector.
In a press conference last week. Falah Alamri. the Director General of SOMO. said there was no agreement between the Iraqi Oil Ministry and the KRG’s Ministry of Natural Resources regarding the marketing of oil and other energy-related matters.
He stated there was only an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil to export Kirkuk’s crude oil from the fields currently under the administration of the Iraqi North Oil Company (NOC).
Alamri added the Iraqi Oil Ministry had assigned SOMO to export Kirkuk’s oil as part of the agreement.
The SOMO representative expressed the Iraqi government’s readiness to sign an accord with the KRG to develop the oil sector and increase the level of coordination.
Alamri also noted any agreement on the matter would benefit both sides.
Over 250.000 barrels of oil are exported out of Kirkuk per day.
Almost half of the oil is exported under the authority of the KRG while the rest is distributed under Baghdad’s jurisdiction through the NOC.
The Jamboor. Baba Gurgur. and Khabaza oil fields are under the administration of the Federal Government of Iraq.
The NOC exports 60.000 barrels of oil per day to Turkey while the rest is transferred abroad through southern Iraq.
