Kurdish exports to hit 250k bpd next year

Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has agreed to increase its 2013 exports to 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) – part of a tentative deal intended to help resolve a long-standing conflict with Baghdad over oil rights.Top leaders from the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) met Thursday to negotiate the details of the agreement, under which the KRG would increase exports and Baghdad would make payments to cover the costs of Kurdistan's contractors.In a state...