When Kurdistan cut off its oil exports on April 1, the semi-autonomous region and Baghdad accused each other of breaking a January 2011 agreement that had set the framework for their cooperation.The text of the export agreement, however, has remained secret – until now. Iraq Oil Report has obtained a copy, signed by Oil Minister Abdul Karim Luaibi and Kurdistan's Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami, and it helps shed light on the complex and murky reasons for the collapse.Kur...
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