Al-Halbousi Orders Formation of Parliamentary Committee to Investigate Oil Smuggling in Iraq

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Heibat Al-Halbousi on Wednesday ordered the formation of a temporary parliamentary committee to follow up on oil smuggling activities in Jurf Al-Nasr, the Kirkuk oil fields, and the Kurdistan Region.

According to a statement from the speaker's media office, Al-Halbousi held an expanded meeting with parliamentary bloc leaders to discuss a technical and intelligence report concerning oil smuggling in Jurf Al-Nasr, as well as intelligence information about routes used to smuggle Iraqi oil from Kirkuk fields and the Kurdistan Region through Iran to Afghanistan. The meeting also addressed the attack targeting the Khor Mor gas field.

The statement added that the committee will include heads of several parliamentary committees, including Finance, Oil and Gas, Integrity, Legal Affairs, Regions and Governorates, and Border Crossings. It will be chaired by the head of the Security and Defense Committee and tasked with reviewing the report and submitting its findings to the parliament's presidency.