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Kirkuk, an oil-rich and multi-ethnic province located approximately 250 kilometres northeast of Baghdad, remains a disputed territory.
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: Kirkuk governor says not officially told to step down amid rumours
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha said on Tuesday that he has not been officially informed to step down amid reports claiming his party has agreed to hand over the post to a ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: Iraqi forces push into disputed Kirkuk as Kurds withdraw
KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) – Two weeks after fighting together against the Islamic State group, Iraqi forces pushed their Kurdish allies out of the disputed city of Kirkuk on Monday, seizing oil fields and ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: 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 » Social: Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
BAGHDAD, March 17 (Reuters) - Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: Iraq, BP agree to develop four Kirkuk fields
Iraq and BP sign deal to redevelop Kirkuk oilfields Agreement includes drilling and infrastructure projects BP's remuneration linked to production increase DUBAI, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Iraq and oil major ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: Iraq and Syria discuss revival of Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline
Iraq and Syria on Tuesday discussed ways to boost bilateral energy co-operation, including the revival of the long-defunct Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline that once transported Iraqi crude to Europe via ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: 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 » Social: Iraq and BP Forge $25 Billion Kirkuk Oil Deal
BP engineers have started initial assessments at four strategic oilfields in Kirkuk, Iraq, as part of a $25-billion agreement to redevelop the region's oil and gas infrastructure. The deal, finalized ...
News Iraq » Kirkuk » Social: Iraq resumes Kirkuk crude exports via Ceyhan after Baghdad-KRG deal
Crude exports from Iraq's Kirkuk fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port have resumed via pipeline, North Oil Company said, after Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government agreed on Tuesday to restart ...