Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Bans Kurdish Firm Kar Group from Operating Kirkuk Oilfields

Jan 8, 2018 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
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Iraq’s parliament voted on Monday to ban Kurdish engineering firm Kar Group from operating Kirkuk’s oilfields, following Iraq’s recapture of the Kurdish-held oil region in October. The Kurds have withdrawn from most Kirkuk oilfields since October but the vote came after lawmakers said the Kar Group refused to cooperate with Iraq’s state-run North Oil Co. (NOC) and hand back the Khurmala oilfield.