Exxon continues Kurdistan development

A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. (JESSICA RINALDI/Reuters)

With prospective drilling deals, in-country staffing and early-stage exploration activities, the super-major is moving forward with its six KRG contracts.

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    KRG Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami (R) at the opening of the first short-lived oil export start on July 18, 2009, with KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani (C) former US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad (L) (SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

    Kurdistan's top oil official makes the case for his region's right to export oil independently.

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    Hawrami resized

    The head of KRG oil policy details his interpretation of the Constitution and how it applies to his oil deals, the oil deals of Baghdad, and the delayed oil law.

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