US EditionIraq’s Kurdish Region Bypasses Baghdad to Sign Energy Deals with US Companies
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Iraq's oil minister has 'reservations' about energy agreements signed by Kurdish region
BAGHDAD - Iraq's oil minister said that the federal government has reservations about energy agreements signed by the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, after Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani oversaw the signing of two deals with U.S. companies worth a combined $110 billion over their lifetimes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Iraqi Kurds Sign Billions in Energy Deals With U.S. Despite Baghdad Oil Dispute
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has formalized two major energy agreements with U.S. firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros in Washington, D.C., Kurdish media reported on Monday, in deals valued at a combined $110 billion, despite a legal showdown with the federal government of Iraq over control of the country’s oil exports. The recent signing of these substantial energy agreements between the KRG and American companies ra…
The member of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communications, Haitham Al-Fahad, considered that the Kurdistan region did not respect the resolutions and agreements of Baghdad, and the Federal Government continued to provide him with funds that did not even benefit the Kurdish citizen.
Iraq rejects Kurdish oil deals with US firms
Deals worth $110bn Involve Sulaymaniyah fields Washington supports Kurdish exports Iraq has rejected two major oil and gas contracts recently announced by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), declaring them invalid under federal law. The disputed agreements involve the development of the Miran and Topkhana-Kurdamir fields in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraqi media reported. Baghdad insists they cannot proceed without central government approva…
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