Iraq/Kurdistan: Israel turns to Kurds for Three-Quarters of its Oil Supplies

Aug 23, 2015 | David Sheppard, John Reed, and Anjli Raval, Financial Times
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Israel has bought as much as three-quarters of its oil from Iraqi Kurdistan in recent months, the Financial Times reported Sunday. According to the report, which cited shipping data, trading sources and satellite tanker tracking, Israeli refineries and oil firms have imported more than 19 million barrels of Kurdish oil over the course of three months, from the beginning of May to August 11.