Oil smuggling from Kurdistan to Iran

Iranian official, Mohammad Haidari, the governor of Qasri Shirin city in Kermanshah province, has told Fars news agency that an average of 300 tankers of fuel are exported daily from PUK-controlled Sulaimani to Iran via the Parvezkhan border crossing. The Iranian official did not specify the type of fuel exported from the Kurdistan Region, making it unclear whether it was oi

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Analysis: Iraq’s arbitration win reshapes Baghdad-Erbil relationship

Key details of the landmark Iraq-Turkey arbitration ruling have big implications for the future of Baghdad-Erbil power dynamics and the KRG oil sector. BEN VAN HEUVELEN AND BEN LANDO OF IRAQ OIL REPORT SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2023 Iraq's arbitration victory against Turkey has fundamentally changed the power dynamics that enabled the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to

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TotalEnergies strikes deal with Iraq to revive $27bn energy projects

Gas, oil and solar initiatives had become bogged down in political negotiations Sarah White in Paris and Raya Jalabi in Beirut APRIL 5 2023 French oil major TotalEnergies and the Iraqi government have struck a deal to salvage a $27bn series of energy projects that are considered key tests of Baghdad’s ability to attract hesitant foreign investors. The contracts, includ

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