Friday, April 20, 2007
Iraq reviews Kuwait gas request
Gas, Kuwait
(MENAFN) - Iraq's Oil Minister said that the ministry is reviewing Kuwait's appeal for natural gas though Iraq's domestic market will be the priority, Gulf News reported. He went on to state that Iraq's central government will utilize the gas for supplying the country's power plants. A senior Kuwaiti Oil Ministry official announced that the Kuwaiti government will conduct further discussions with Iraqi officials in the near future on Kuwait's request and does not discard the possibility gas imports to start by the end of 2007. It is worth mentioning that the Kuwaiti government signed a preliminary contract with Iraq three years ago to purchase a maximum of 200 million cubic feet of Iraqi gas per day, though the agreement has not yet been fulfilled.
(MENAFN) - Iraq's Oil Minister said that the ministry is reviewing Kuwait's appeal for natural gas though Iraq's domestic market will be the priority, Gulf News reported. He went on to state that Iraq's central government will utilize the gas for supplying the country's power plants. A senior Kuwaiti Oil Ministry official announced that the Kuwaiti government will conduct further discussions with Iraqi officials in the near future on Kuwait's request and does not discard the possibility gas imports to start by the end of 2007. It is worth mentioning that the Kuwaiti government signed a preliminary contract with Iraq three years ago to purchase a maximum of 200 million cubic feet of Iraqi gas per day, though the agreement has not yet been fulfilled.
Labels: 10th Iraqi Army division, Gas, Kuwait
