World Service - As Western oil giants re-enter the Kirkuk fields and hand over part of the field's development project to the Turkish State Oil Company, the energy equations of northern Iraq have entered a new phase; a phase in which Ankara, London and Washington, by combining capital, technology and export routes, are consolidating their influence over one of Iraq's most important oil resources.
Turkey Service - The Turkish state oil company has put the development of Kirkuk oil and gas fields at the top of its joint plans by signing an extensive agreement with the British company BP.