The leaders of the new Genel Energy talk to reporters about prospects in KRG and beyond, life with Exxon, and sanctity of their deals.
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Kurdish-Arab disputes erupted into protests after Prime Minister Maliki banned the Kurdistan Regional Government flag from the contested city of Khanaqin.
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According to a State Dept. cable from Iraq, and despite the U.S. Embassy's warnings, the oil company of a George W. Bush intelligence adviser signed a Kurdish oil deal knowing the field was in disputed territory.
Iraqi oil sector focal target of al-Qaida
Information gleaned from the data captured after Osama bin Laden's killing reveals high-level orders to attack Iraq's oil infrastructure.
Iraqis forced to abandon homes near oil pipeline
A group of Baghdad residents forced to leave the homes they built over an oil pipeline are crying foul. The Iraqi government says the move is for their own good.
Violence shakes Iraq during Ramadan lull
Halfway through a relatively calm Ramadan, security is shattered by seemingly coordinated attacks nationwide.
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 [...]
Shahristani in Erbil: DNO, Taq Taq oil exports OK from north Iraq
*Export issues remain *No deal reached on other KRG oil deals *Khurmala dome to be joint developed *Iraq oil exports increase but income drops with oil price Two companies developing oil fields in Iraq's Kurdistan region received approval from Baghdad to tie in to the northern Iraq pipeline, a company official said. An official from [...]
Q&A: Genel Energy's Tony Hayward and Mehmet Sepil
The leaders of the new Genel Energy talk to reporters about prospects in KRG and beyond, life with Exxon, and sanctity of their deals.




