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Thousands of heavily armed Pehsmerga units are now completely in their positions around Kirkuk.

India needs urgent measures to address the inexorable increase in domestic energy demand. which is driven mainly by the fast urbanization of the population.

Iraqi forces captured Mosul from Islamic State in July. after a grueling nine-month U.S.-backed offensive with the participation of Kurdish Peshmerga.

Iran is growing its production. as it was allowed to pump an additional 90.000 bpd based on its October production level under the OPEC cut deal.

The government'.s latest move allows Baghdad to export crude without depending on Kurdish region.

Iraq. OPEC’s second-largest producer. had approached PetroChina and Exxon Mobil about investing in the project.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has called on Ankara and Tehran to close checkpoints at the border with Iraqi Kurdistan.

Russia’s rise came as U.S. policy makers grew preoccupied with Asia. and the American public tired of Middle East wars – something both Obama and Trump acknowledged.

Twenty-five more projects in various economic sectors are currently being studied. Russian Minister of Energy Alexander Novak said.

The production growth from non-OPEC countries is still there so I do not expect a price rise in the near future.