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Oil companies urge US mediation in Erbil-Baghdad dispute
Oil production companies in the Kurdistan Region have called for US assistance in reducing tension between the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Reuters said on Thursday, September 1.
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Three international companies to withdraw operations in Kurdistan Region
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil said on Monday, July 4, three US oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region said they will abide by the Federal Supreme Court’s verdict and close their contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Kadhimi says he stands firm on Baghdad’s position against KRG oil sales
Iraqi Prime Minster Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Tuesday, June 7, the federal government is committed to implementing the federal court’s decision against the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) oil sales.
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Iraq threatens to cut KRG share of budget over Erbil-Baghdad oil dispute
The Iraqi Minister of Finance, Ali Allawi said on Monday, June 6, if the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) does not reach an agreement with the federal government the ministry will have to cut the KRG’s percent of the share of income.
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The future of Iraqi Kurdistan lies in Baghdad
The Iraqi Kurdistan region's ambition to heat European homes with its natural gas could promote the region from a pawn to a queen in the chess game that is international politics. Yet an Iraqi court ruling intended to deprive the autonomous region of its energy sector could eliminate the pawn altogether.
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Baghdad plans to establish new oil company in Kurdistan Region
The Iraqi oil ministry said on Saturday the federal government aims to establish a new oil company in the Kurdistan Region.
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Iraqi ministry to oversee Kurdistan Region oil and gas field management
Iraq’s oil ministry has taken all necessary measures required to implement a federal court’s ruling that gives it the authority to manage oil and gas fields in the Kurdistan Region, state oil marketer SOMO said on Monday, April 11.