Iraq/Kurdistan: US Not to Intervene in Baghdad, Erbil Dispute Over Tanker of Kurdish Oil: Official

Oct 22, 2014 | Platts
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The Obama administration will not intervene in a legal dispute between Baghdad and Erbil over a tanker of Kurdish oil that has been circling off the coast of Texas for months, the top US energy diplomat said Wednesday.

For three months now, the United Kalavrvta tanker has remained in international waters near the port of Galveston, Texas, according to Platts cFlow vessel tracking program, awaiting a US District Court ruling on whether its cargo of 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude will be allowed into the US for sale.