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BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Iraq's oilfields in the disputed Kirkuk region have taken on new significance after the United States restored oil sanctions against neighbouring Iran. Washington is ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Culture: After Kirkuk, Kurdish forces pull out of more areas in Iraq
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Kurdish forces pulled out of disputed areas across northern and eastern Iraq on Tuesday, a day after handing the northern city of Kirkuk over to federal forces amid a tense standoff ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Culture: Kirkuk: microcosm of Iraq
Kirkuk is one of the world s richest oil regions, but two years after the war began, there is no end in sight to its suffering. At its root is the legacy of four decades of intensive ethnic cleansing ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Culture: Iraq and BP plan to develop Kirkuk oil and gas fields, Iraqi PM's office says
BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Iraq has signed a preliminary agreement with Britain's BP (BP.L), opens new tab to develop the northern Kirkuk oil and gas fields, the Iraqi prime minister's office said on ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Culture: Iraq To Restore Kirkuk-Turkey Pipeline as Iran War Chokes Off Exports
Iraq is scrambling to restore a northern oil export route that would send crude from the Kirkuk fields directly to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, as the war involving Iran has effectively shut ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Culture: BP, Iraq Advance Redevelopment of Kirkuk Oil Fields
BP plc (BP) announced an agreement with the Iraq government to redevelop the Kirkuk oil and gas fields in northern Iraq, per a Reuters report. The deal, finalized on Dec. 19, outlines technical terms ...