Deal to sell Iraqi land to Kuwaiti oil company – Parliament Sources

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A “deal” is expected to sell 280 thousand donums of land in Seeba, Basra province, to a Kuwaiti company, Parliamentary Oil and Gas Commission member disclosed today.   Eng. Udai Awad added that “we discovered a deal to sell Iraqi land, within an investment contract in  Seeba area with Kuwaiti Energy company”.   He pointed out that “the contract with the company is for a limited time, which does not mean selling the land to a non-Iraqi company”.   He charged vice-premier for energy affairs Hussein al-Shahristani “the responsibility of signing the contract with its negative effects on the future of Iraq, ignoring Iraqi public feelings for Kuwaiti government negative stands”.   Awad added he will “refer this dossier to the parliament with the documents of the selling deal to be discussed and put into account who were behind it”.   Shahristani and Iraqi minister of oil signed, few weeks ago, a contract with Kuwaiti Energy company to exploit Seeba gas fields in collaboration with a Turkish company within the bids to exploit oil and gas fields in Iraq. RM (TS)/SR 1021