Parliament pressing for oil deal ban
Energy committee calls for nationwide moratorium on oil and gas deals until delayed hydrocarbons law is passed.![](https://cdn.iraqoilreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Janabi-resized.jpg)
Parliament Oil and Energy Committee Chairman Adnan Janabi gives a press conference in Baghdad. (BEN VAN HEUVELEN/Iraq Oil Report)
BAGHDAD - Parliament's Oil and Energy Committee wants the legislature to ban Iraq's central, regional, and provincial governments from signing any new oil or gas contracts until a long-delayed hydrocarbons law is passed.
The committee formally submitted a statement to Parliament, a copy of which was given to Iraq Oil Report by committee adviser Luay al-Khateeb of the Iraq Energy Institute, calling for a vote banning any new deals until the law is passed.
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