Ministry of Oil delays conference to announce firms winning bids to develop oilfields.
I did warn you not be shocked when this announcement was postponed.
More to Follow…
June 2009Monthly Archives
Oil Bids Announcements Delayed
Chapter Seven Update
June 23, 2009 – Oil Minister al-Shahristani questioning at Iraq Parliament
June 29-30, 2009 – bids from International Oil Companies to be revealed
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections
Mid July, 2009 – U.N. Security Council Special Sessions meeting on Iraq
Mid August 2009 – Ratify Oil Contracts w/Iraqi Parliament
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
October 16-17, 2009, Getenergy for Iraq 2009, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey – New Post
October 2009 – International Compact with Iraq– Date to be Announced – Baghdad
December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.
December 31, 2009 – Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) expires
December 31, 2009 – Article Seven U.N. Charter expires
January 16, 2010 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections
Iraq & Kuwait and the Boxes
Important Iraq Dates
June 23, 2009 – Oil Minister al-Shahristani questioning at Iraq Parliament – New Post
June 29-30, 2009 – bids from International Oil Companies to be revealed
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections
Mid July, 2009 – U.N. Security Council meeting on Iraq – New Post
Mid August 2009 – Ratify Oil Contracts w/Iraqi Parliament – New Post
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
October 2009 – International Compact with Iraq– Date to be Announced – Baghdad
December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.
December 31, 2009 – Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) expires
December 31, 2009 – Article Seven U.N. Charter expires
January 16, 2010 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections
CBI and Treasury Bills
June 23, 2009 – Oil Minister al-Shahristani questioning at Iraq Parliament – New Post
June 29-30, 2009 – bids from International Oil Companies to be revealed
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections
Mid July, 2009 – U.N. Security Council meeting on Iraq – New Post
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
October 2009 – International Compact with Iraq– Date to be Announced – Baghdad
December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.
December 31, 2009 – Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) expires
December 31, 2009 – Article Seven U.N. Charter expires
January 16, 2010 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections
20 June 2009 Newsletter
Iraq Chapter Seven and the IMF
Everyone would like to see for the most part Iraq get out from under Chapter Seven Resolutions as soon as possible. As I’ve mentioned in previous newsletters and commentary Kuwait has a major problem with releasing Iraq from Chapter Seven. Last month in May, the Iraqi government had a few setbacks just before negotiations with officials from the United Nations (UN) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Central Bank of Iraq – 17 June 2009
Iraqi Central Bank discusses possibility of removing zeros from Iraqi currency to increase dinar’s morale value without affecting its real value.
Just reported in Arab Media…
17 June 2009
It has been in interesting week with the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR) meeting last Wednesday which is the final day for this week to meet and will again next Tuesday. I guess the CoR was a little upset with what PM Maliki had to say to them in reference to there quest to question Ministers.
14 June 2009 Newsletter
June 18, 2009 UNSC meeting with UNAMI
June 29-30, 2009 – bids from International Oil Companies to be revealed
July 25, 2009 – KRG Parliament Elections
August 21st to September 19th 2009 – Ramadan
October 2009 – International Compact with Iraq– Date to be Announced – Baghdad
December 7-9, 2009 Iraq Petroleum Conference London U.K.
December 31, 2009 – Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) expires
December 31, 2009 – Article Seven U.N. Charter expires
January 16, 2010 – Iraq Referendum Vote (SOFA Security Agreement)
January 16, 2010 – National Parliamentary Elections
Oil Executive Arrested
Oil company executive arrested on terrorism charges.
More to follow in the next newsletter.
06 June 2009 Summary
The Public Integrity Commission (PIC) has hundreds of arrest warrants to be served and just recently had served 317 warrants for having forged academic certificates in the last provincial elections. The PIC are concerned at the amount of counterfeiting that is going on.
Rumors are rampant in the Dinar world concerning an RV that is pending soon. We are looking into this and hopefully will provide information on this soon.
