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A new Parliament panel will facilitate long-delayed oil legislation, as leaders struggle to overcome a crippling political crisis.

Special committee to jump-start oil law

Special committee to jump-start oil law
An Iraqi petroleum worker walks past pressure gauges at the Anzalla oil fields October 30, 2003 in the Ninewa Province of Northern Iraq. (JOE RAEDLE/Getty Images)
By Ben Lando and Staff of Iraq Oil Report
Published Friday, August 31st, 2012

Parliament has convened the first meeting of a special committee designed to reach a compromise on long-delayed oil legislation – a glimmer of potential progress amidst one of Iraq's worst political crises since 2003. The committee's goal is to "come up with unified recommendations or a majority agreement for the purpose of proceeding with legislation," according to an Aug. 6 order from Speaker of Parliament Usama Nujaifi, a member of the Iraqiya political bloc.This week, the 12-membe...

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