Iraq/Kurdistan: Protesters Halt Gazprom Neft in Halabja

Oct 1, 2014 | Mohammed Hussein and Patrick Osgood, Iraq Oil Report
View Original

Russia’s Gazprom Neft has halted operations in one of its exploration blocks because of ongoing protests by residents – the latest oil company in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region to face severe disruptions due to local complaints over compensation and land use.In the Halabja block – in the southeastern corner of Kurdistan, near the Iranian border – local farmers started to gather in the small town of Belula on Sept. 25 to protest Gazprom Neft's activities.