Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Nearing Agreement on Oil Dispute

Feb 21, 2018 | Tsvetana Paraskova, OilPrice
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Iraq and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan are close to settling their dispute over oil exports and oil revenue sharing, according to an Iraqi oil ministry official. Exports from Kirkuk were halted after Iraq’s federal army regained control over the oil fields in the area. Baghdad—which never recognized the legitimacy of the Kurdistan independence referendum at end-September 2017—moved in October to take control over the oil-rich area around Kirkuk.