Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Force Gazprom Neft to Quit Halabja Block

Oct 5, 2014 | Osamah Golpy, Rudaw
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HOREN, Iraq - Russian oil company Gazprom Neft has been forced to halt operations in the Halabja block following demonstrations by locals demanding all oil companies quit the region and the Kurdish government drop its drive for independent oil exports.

The protesters announced an October 20 deadline for Gazprom Neft to stop all exploration activity after hundreds of people from 34 villages around the town of Darbandikhan held a demonstration last Thursday, branding slogans saying: “We don’t give water for oil”.