Iraq's Two Prime Ministers Meet in Baghdad: Oil Output Targeted at 7 Million Barrels a Day by 2030, Kurdistan Budget Share to Follow the Constitution
Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Region, met Iraq's federal Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in Baghdad on November 9. The two leaders strongly condemned the previous night's attack on the Khor Mor gas field, agreed on the need to put an end to attacks targeting the Kurdistan Region's economic and energy infrastructure, and discussed a fundamental resolution of the long-standing disputes between Baghdad and Erbil.
At the meeting, al-Zaidi outlined plans to raise Iraq's oil production in the coming years, with national output projected to reach 7 million barrels per day by 2030 and 10 million barrels per day by 2032, including nearly one million barrels per day from fields in the Kurdistan Region. He said the increase would have a positive impact on Iraq's economic growth and development.
Barzani stressed the importance of ensuring a fair share for the Kurdistan Region in the 2027 federal budget, in accordance with the Constitution, Iraq's federal framework and the constitutional status of the Kurdistan Region. The two sides also went through mechanisms for managing oil fields, coordinating oil and non-oil revenues between the federal and regional finance ministries, and ensuring the continued payment of salaries to public sector employees in the Kurdistan Region. They stressed the importance of accelerating ratification of the Oil and Gas Law to resolve outstanding issues on production and exports and regulate the management of oil resources.
The attack on the gas field took place at about 11:10 p.m. on November 8 in the Qadir Karam area of Chamchamal district, Sulaymaniyah province. The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Natural Resources said al-Zaidi had approved its request and instructed the federal Oil Ministry to supply residents of the Kurdistan Region with the necessary quantity of liquefied petroleum gas until production at Khor Mor returns to normal, while the ministry works to prevent any shortage of household gas.
Both sides emphasized that continued coordination, cooperation, dialogue and mutual understanding are the basis for resolving outstanding issues in a manner that serves the interests of all Iraqis.
(Source: Kurdistan Regional Government)
Source: Kurdistan Regional Government
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：伊拉克联邦总理 Ali al-Zaidi（右）11月9日在巴格达会见库尔德斯坦地区政府总理 Masrour Barzani（左），两人身后是伊拉克国旗。照片：库尔德斯坦地区政府（gov.krd）。 / Photo: Iraqi federal Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (right) meets Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) in Baghdad on November 9, with the Iraqi flag behind them. Photo: Kurdistan Regional Government (gov.krd).
