Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Sues Greek Shipping Firm for Transporting Kurdish Oil

Sep 4, 2014 | Ahmed Rasheed and Jonathan Saul, Reuters
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Iraq said it filed a lawsuit against Greek shipping company Marine Management Services (MMS) for its role in the export of crude from the Kurdistan region, which Baghdad says is illegal.

The case is the latest move by Baghdad to deter customers and thwart independent exports of crude from the autonomous Kurdistan region. The federal government claims sole authority to manage sales of all the oil in Iraq.