In an effort to bring transparency to its oil sector, the Kurdish government is making public its controversial production sharing contracts.
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Kurdish exports will resume Feb. 1, but officials on both sides of the KRG-Baghdad divide are keeping quiet about the details.
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From oil policy to politics to security, the events of a momentous 2010 have shaped the agenda for 2011. A briefing for the new year from Iraq Bureau Chief Ben Lando.
KRG: cleared by Oslo Stock Exchange
Meeting in Oslo, KRG representative said he was told by regulator that the government and minister were never a target of investigation into DNO stock sale.
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- Kurds’ new oil deals … Baghdad’s critique … Khurmala controversy … and more…
- Iraqi Kurd government to announce two more oil deals soon … Reliance paid $15M+ as signing bonus
- KRG signs new oil deals … Kurds say Turkey is after Kirkuk, not PKK
Sadrist block pushes oil to the people
Iraq's most populist political party is proposing that 15 percent of oil revenues go directly to the country's poor, as domestic protests continue amidst a regional upheaval.
- Talks on Iraq’s oil disputes not officially happening …
- Are Baghdad-Kurd talks on oil issues about to start again?…
- Disputes between Iraq’s national government and Kurdish region keep taking their toll…
- Iraq northern oil allegedly travelling through Talabani-controlled KRG and into Iran
- Interview: Iraqi Kurdistan’s coordinator for U.N. missions … Iraqi oil capital Basra faces tough new year … Kurds make deal with Sunni Arabs … Pentagon to make example of journalist: treat like terrorist …
Kirkuk Oil Battle Heats Up … Oil Funds for Refugees … Lukoil on Talking Terms With Baghdad Again
Iraq's Oil Ministry is accusing the Kurdistan region of preventing development of one of Iraq's oldest, largest and most controversial oil fields, another dispute in the battle over control of the country's vast reserves.While the rift has been public, the issue of the Kirkuk oil field project is starting to surface in conflicting accounts. …"We [...]
