[Imc-uk-features] iraq feature

[Shiar]

We've done a few minor edits. See the final version here:
https://en.wiki.aktivix.org/Hands_off_Iraqi_oil

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Shiar

On Wed, March 21, 2007 4:33 am, becca at corporatewatch.org wrote:
>

> hi hi, here's a proposed feature about a new coalition that's just formed
> to campaign against the new oil law and any future oil contracts.
>
> thanks
>
>
> Amidst the daily violence suffered by Iraqis, oil companies, and the US
> and UK governments are planning to secure long term control over Iraqi
> oil. Accounting for 10% of the world total and 95% of government revenue,
> the stakes for oil companies and the Iraqi people are incredibly high.
>
> A Hydrocarbon Law which advocates a radical restructuring of Iraq´ oil
> industry was approved by the Iraqi cabinet this February. It was crafted
> in secret over an eight month period from July 2006, in consultation with
> 9
> foreign oil companies, the US and UK governments, and the IMF. Iraqi
> Parliamentarians saw it for the first time this February. Iraqi civil
> society has had no involvement in the process, despite lobbying for
> inclusion.
>
> For the past four years, contractual mechanisms such as Production
> Sharing
> Agreements (PSAs) and 'Exploration Risk Contracts' have been promoted by
> oil companies and occupation-installed oil ministers and advisers. Once
> signed, they are virtually unchangeable and will control development of
> Iraq's
> oil for decades. They will cost the Iraqi state billions in lost revenue.
>
> This law surrenders Iraq's sovereignty and economic future to foreign
> interests. It has been crafted in secret, and pushed forward through war
> and occupation. No law should be passed, let alone contracts signed, while
> Iraq
> is subjected to a military occupation and foreign interference.
>
> About Us
>
>
> Hands Off Iraqi Oil [link to
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/364721.html ] is part of an
> international coalition of development, environmental, human rights and
> anti war groups campaigning against the `ip off´of Iraq´ resources by
> foreign companies. Sister campaigns are up and running in Italy and the
> US.
>
>
> We are encouraging similar coalitions to develop in countries where oil
> companies are also pushing for contracts in Iraq such as Total in France,
> Lukoil in Russia, and the Chinese Petroleum Corporation in China.
>
>
> Our Aims Are:
>
>
> To expose the role of the UK and other governments, international
> financial institutions and oil companies in shaping the future of Iraq's
> oil
>
> To support Iraqi civil society, including Iraqi trade unions in opposing
> oil privatisation and in seeking alternatives to it
>
> To stop the signing of contracts under this law which rip off the Iraqi
> people -
>
> For more information about the campaign visit www.HandsOffIraqiOil.org.
>
>
> If you would like to sign up to our low-volume email alert list for news
> updates and events, email us at handsoffiraqioil at googlemail.com
>
> Come to the Hands Off Iraqi Oil teach-in [link to
> http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/03/364720.html ], Saturday 24th
> March 2007, 11am-5pm, Union Chapel, Comptom Avenue, London, N1
> 2XD.
> Map: http://tinyurl.com/22y2lc
>
>
> Rebecca Fisher
> Iraq Researcher
>
>
> Corporate Watch
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