Genel Energy takeover of Chia Surkh block a bellwether of deal-making and expansion in Kurdistan this year.
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U.S. troops will be gone by the end of the year, and a truly sovereign Iraq is now a country with an uncertain fate.
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Shortly after signing watershed deals with ExxonMobil, the KRG's prime minister discusses the resource curse, the U.S. withdrawal, and the future of Kurdistan's oil sector.
Exxon risks West Qurna on new Kurdistan deals
Exxon Mobil has signed six exploration deals with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, testing Baghdad's blacklist rule.
Q&A: Ashti Hawrami
The Minister of Natural Resources for the Kurdistan region of Iraq talks about the ExxonMobil deal, prospects for the oil law, and refining policies.
Border conflicts test Kurdish tightrope act
American support seen as crucial to helping Iraqi Kurds resolve rebel conflicts with Turkey and Iran.
Iraq politicians question Shell gas deal transparency
Plus: *Reality sets in as KRG-Baghdad make oil export agreement *PKK bombing of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline requires new Turkish strategy *Update and more exclusive documents on the Status Of Forces Agreement *The Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Key members of Iraq’s Parliament, including the chairman of the Oil & Gas Committee, have issued a statement outlining [...]
2010 budget stuck on KRG oil exports
Section in $71 billion budget legislation threatens Iraqi Kurdistan's share of revenue if oil exports remain shut in.
KRG financial blackout
The top auditor in the Iraqi government says he's not being allowed access to the KRG's oil and fuel receipts, in possible violation of UN resolutions on Iraq.
