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Who Will Have the Upper Hand in the New Turkish-KRG Energy Alliance? By Munir Chalabi *

Download PDF 1-Introduction The Middle East is in a state of turbulence, politically as well as in terms of its position with regard to Energy, and Iraq would seem to be an apparent case of this turmoil. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has begun to export crude oil directly to world oil markets through Turkey. The KRG began exporting its own very light oil, or condens

IRAQ’S MEGA PROJECTS Presentation by Dr Thamir Uqaili For The 3rd Iraq Business Forum in Hamburg, Germany June 17th, 2013 Press here to download PDF file

I have read with interest the Summary of the Final Report of the INES. There are certain points that I would like to raise, relating to a few aspects that I consider important. I will restate the essential elements of the Strategy`s proposals that invoked my comments. The opening key to understanding the basic objectives of the INES is to quote the vision statement of the Strat

BAGHDAD — Since the American-led invasion of 2003, Iraq has become one of the world’s top oil producers, and China is now its biggest customer. China already buys nearly half the oil that Iraq produces, nearly 1.5 million barrels a day, and is angling for an even bigger share, bidding for a stake now owned by Exxon Mobil in one of Iraq’s largest oil fields. “The Chinese are the