Shahristani to be summoned over high payments for oil companies, says source

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Parliament Oil & Energy Committee decided to investigate the Deputy Premier for Energy Affairs, Hussein al-Shahristani over the high payments to the oil companies operating in Iraq.

Source from the Committee stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The Parliament Oil & Energy Committee decided to summon Shahristani to discuss with him the high financial dues paid by the Government to the oil companies in Iraq.”

“The Government paid IQD 12 trillion to those oil companies in 2012 and will pay IQD 18 trillion for these companies from 2013 budget which equalize $ 52 for each oil barrel,” the source added.