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US Exxon Mobil Co. starts drilling for oil operations in Kurdistan

US Exxon Mobil Co. starts drilling for oil operations in Kurdistan

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Kurdistan Regional Government stressed on Monday that “The US Exxon Mobil Company started the first phase of the drilling for oil process in Kurdistan Region, stressing that the Iraqi constitution authorizes the Kurdistan Region to conclude contracts with the oil companies for drilling operations.”

A statement by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan quoted the Kurdistan RegionG spokesperson, Bayan Dazani as saying “The US Exxon Mobil Co. started the first stage of the drilling for oil process,” noting that “The second stage is to start the work in the assigned oil fields.”

Commenting on the impact of this procedure on the relation between the Region and the Central Government of Iraq, Dazani pointed out that “There is clear item in the constitution states that the new exploration of crude oil comes within the powers of the governorates or the regions in coordination with the Central Government.”

He continued saying “Based on this fact, the Kurdistan Region concluded this contract where there are no legal or constitutional problems companying this contract.”

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