Iraq/Kurdistan: International Oil Producers Halt Northern Iraq Operations

Aug 14, 2014 | Turkish Weekly
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In a story on the suspension of oil production by a number of international companies operating in Iraq's north, the Anadolu Agency erroneously reported that the Anglo-Turkish company Genel Energy had halted its operations in the region. In a statement Genel Energy sent to the AA, the company has said that as a precaution it only suspended works in the fields where exploration efforts were conducted and that its oil production in Taq Taq and Tawke fields continued. A corrected version of the story follows:
BAGHDAD (AA) - Six international oil companies working in Iraq's Kurdish region, including Exxon and Chevron, have decided to suspend production and evacuate their staff for security reasons.