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New KRG gas deals draw condemnation from Baghdad

U.S. firms HKN and WesternZagros have signed agreements for upstream gas development at the Miran and Topkhana fields.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (right) and KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) speak at a ceremony for the signing of a framework deal to restart Iraq's northern exports in Baghdad on April 4, 2023. (Photo credit: Prime Minister's Office)
Staff of Iraq Oil Report
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on May 19 signed new upstream development deals for the first time in several years, creating a new flashpoint in oil policy disputes with Baghdad and prompting a swift rebuke from the federal Oil Ministry.

At a ceremony in Washington, DC, the KRG signed agreements with the U.S. companies HKN Energy and WesternZagros for the development of the Miran and Topkhana fields, two gas assets that had previously been contracted to other international oil companies (IOCs).

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