Iraq unlikely to pass oil law before 2010 elections

摘要

Dubai-The head of the Iraqi Parliament's oil and gas committee has expressed doubt the country's long-delayed oil and gas law will be passed before national elections scheduled for January. "Several laws crucial to the oil sector, including the oil and gas law and the national oil company law, were supposed to be enacted, but were delayed due to differences over the interpretation of the Iraqi constitution," Ali Hussein Belo was quoted October 3 by the Aswat al-Iraq news agency as saying. "These laws will be enacted in the next Parliament."