Turkey to develop disputed Iraqi oil territory
Kurdistan government authorities have confirmed that Turkey will invest in six exploration blocks, including two in areas rife with controversy and ethnic tension.
A Kurdish peshmerga fighter plants the Kurdish flag on top of a hill in the disputed territories. (KAMARAN NAJM/Metrography/Iraq Oil Report)
LONDON - Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has confirmed that a Turkish company will develop six oil and gas exploration blocks, including two in disputed territories – the latest sign that a highly anticipated and controversial bilateral energy deal with Ankara is moving forward.
A new map published with the cooperation of Kurdistan's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) names a "Turkish entity" as the operator of two blocks in disputed territories in Ninewa and Salahaddin provinces as well as four other blocks.
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