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Confusion on reports Iraq’s Kurds have signed more oil deals, with South Korea, sure to irk Baghdad…

Plus: *Iraq’s Parliament approved three crucial laws, barely, but nothing doing with the oil law *Baghdad’s water supply cut for half of its residents *Power workers protest lax Electricity Ministry *Electricity and Oil Ministry’s work together to stem fuel, power shortages *Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s upcoming Iraqi visit Media reports from Seoul say Iraq's Kurds have signed […]
Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Media reports from Seoul say Iraq's Kurds have signed deals for oil and other projects with a South Korea consortium, but details are sketchy, United Press International reports.If so, the move would heighten current tensions between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Iraq's central government, and mark a departure from the previous 20 controversial oil deals that were announced with fanfare by the KRG itself.

Part of the deal, it appears, is a construction of roads and other infrastructure package with South Korean firms. Bloomberg’s Kyunghee Park has more.

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