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Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, MP and spokesperson for the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee

Longtime energy MP talks about U.S. pressure on Baghdad and Erbil, the blame he places on KRG oil tactics, and the upside of the sitting oil minister entering elections.
Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
Ali al-Aqily of Iraq Oil Report
Monday, July 14th, 2025

BASRA - Ali Shaddad al-Faris, an MP from Basra MP and veteran of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee, said the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is to blame for the ongoing stalemate in implementing the financial and oil provisions of the budget law.

He said the KRG “introduced new conditions” such as increasing the amount of crude that can be consumed on the local market, thereby reducing the amount of oil to be accounted for via Iraq’s state marketing company, SOMO.

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