Gazprom Neft expands KRG presence with Halabja block
The Russian state-owned oil giant has concluded another deal with Kurdistan - this one involving the Halabja block, which borders Iran.
Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, lands in Moscow in February 2013. (Photo credit: Kurdistan Presidency office)
ERBIL - Russian state-owned oil giant Gazprom Neft has signed at least one more contract with Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to explore for oil and gas, despite objections from Baghdad.
Multiple sources close to the Kurdish oil sector have confirmed that the deal involves the Halabja block, on the border with Iran.
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