Tag Archives: Kurdistan

Kurdistan’s Gas Reserves are among the Top Ten in the World

The Kurdistan Region sits upon the world’s seventh-largest gas reserves-one rank behind Saudi Arabia, member of Kurdistan’s Parliament Ali Hama Saleh said on Saturday, citing the benefits of the Region’s future replacement of oil if exploited properly. “The Kurdistan Region, in comparison to the world’s countries, enlists as the seventh-largest …

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Kurdistan Halts all Oil Exports after Attack

The Kurdistan Region Government in Iraq declared a halt to all oil exports on Friday after experiencing an attack on a crude oil pipeline earlier in the week. The pipeline suffered an attack on Wednesday, disrupting the flow of crude. The KRG-controlled area of Iraq manages oil exports through the …

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Russia, China Struggle for Influence in Iraq Oil Market

With the U.S.’s patience wearing thin on its dealings with neighboring Iran, endemic corruption still prevalent in both the south of the country and in the northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, and enduring political chaos with frequently-changing prime ministers popping up whilst the real power remains with firebrand cleric Moqtada …

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Kurdistan Commits to OPEC+ Oil Output Cut

Kurdistan is committed to the OPEC+ oil production cut deal and will reduce output accordingly, the government of the semi-autonomous Iraqi region said in a statement following a meeting between Kurdish and Iraqi officials. Reuters reported that at the meeting, the two sides had agreed that Kurdistan would report monthly …

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