Iraq, Kurdish and Oil

Exclusive: U.S. piles pressure on Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Iraq Says It’s Ready to Restart Oil Exports Via Turkish Pipeline
Iraq’s oil ministry repeated that it’s ready to restart exports from the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan via a pipeline to Turkey that’s been shut for almost two years.
U.S. Ultimatum Forced Iraq To Rekindle Kurdish Oil Exports
The U.S. has pressured Iraq to restart Kurdish oil exports via Turkey--and that pressure appears to be successful.
Kurdistan region's oil exports to resume next week, Iraqi minister says
Oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will resume next week, Iraq's oil minister said on Monday, resolving a near two-year dispute as ties between Baghdad and Erbil improve, potentially adding more supply to the oil market and weighing on prices.
Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Exports May Resume in March, KRG Leader Says
The president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region signaled the likely resumption of oil exports next month, the latest optimism that an almost two-year shutdown that cost the nation some $19 billion in lost revenue could soon be over.
Explainer-Why Oil Flows Through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Have Been Halted
While Iraq, OPEC's second-largest oil producer, exports about 85% of its crude via ports in the south, the northern route via Turkey still accounts for about 0.5% of global oil su
Iraq's oil ministry says procedures for oil exports through Turkish pipeline complete
Iraq's oil ministry said in a statement on Saturday that all procedures had been completed to allow the resumption of exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
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Iraq’s Development Road has Erbil’s ‘complete support’: President Barzani
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Development Road has Erbil’s “complete support,” President Nechirvan Barzani said in Baghdad ...
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Iraqi Kurds lend hand as PKK leader negotiates plan for peace with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan is expected to urge his men to lay down their arms and end a more than 40-year insurgency against the Turkish ...
VOA Kurdish: Iraq struggles to implement law to return Kurd, Turkmen land
The Iraqi parliament recently passed a law to return occupied Kurdish and Turkmen lands. However, over the weekend, Kurdish ...
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UNAMI chief says Iraq’s development must be based on equality, justice
The head of the United Nations mission in Iraq on Saturday lauded Baghdad’s push to establish security and stability, build state institutions, and diversify the economy, especially through the ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan president urges PKK to disarm for peace
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) should disarm for the sake of peace and in order to solve the Kurdish issue in ...
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Tanker owners eye reopening of Iraq’s Kurdish crude pipeline
The crude pipeline from Kirkuk to the port of Ceyhan, in Turkey, was closed by Iraq in March 2023 following a dispute with ...
Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace efforts
A Turkish opposition party delegation has arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region against the backdrop of peace ...
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Union slams Iraqi media commission’s ‘economic war’ against Korek
A union on Thursday accused Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC) of joining an “economic war” against the ...