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

The field. located near the southern Iraqi city of Basra. pumped its first oil in September 2013.

The Kurds have repeatedly called for negotiations following the referendum in which an overwhelming majority voted for independence.

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.

With oil demand at about 1.2 million bpd and production at about 800.000 bpd. investors in Indonesia’s oil and gas sector will have a big supply gap to fill.

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.

The investment includes $5.8 billion for developing Farzad B and another $5 billion to build a facility to liquefy the gas and export it as liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Issues related to the Meghri hydropower plant program and Armenia-Iran-Turkmenistan trilateral cooperation were also discussed during the meeting.