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Kurdish Regional Government

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Name: Kurdish Regional Government

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

Kurdish Crude Exports Via Turkey To Rise By 50 Percent Next Month: Report

About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamIraqi Kurdistan, officially a federal entity of Iraq, will independently export nearly 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil through Turkey by the end of ... [Published Economy Watch - May 23 2013]

Entities: Turkey, Baghdad, State Oil Marketing Organisation

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

BP plc

BP, Chevron, Total and other major oil firms seek new terms in Iraq

International oil companies in Iraq are negotiating to revise their contracts with the government, as new production targets undermine the profitability of their operations.Iraq's government earlier this year revised down its national oil output targets ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 22 2013]

Entities: Iraq, BP plc, Total SA, Chevron Corp, McAuslan Brewing

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Massoud Barzani

Balances in Iraq being reshaped

The balance in northern Iraq is being re-established! When tensions are being experienced between the PYD, the extension of the PKK in Syria, and the PKK and Barzani are becoming closer... World Bulletin/News DeskThere are important movements between ... [Published World Bulletin - May 21 2013]

Entities: Massoud Barzani, Kongra-Gel, Iraq, Kurdish Democratic Party (IQ), Kurdish Regional Government

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Jihadists' control of Syrian oilfields signals a decisive moment in conflict

Source of funding is helping al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra to sideline western-backed rebels and reshape the Middle East The stranglehold that Jabhat al-Nusra and its allies have achieved over Syria's oilfields signals a decisive moment in the conflict ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013]

Entities: jihadist, Al-Nusra Front, Salafism, Ankara

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Turkey complains of unfair treatment over northern Iraq: report

Istanbul (Platts)--17May2013/928 am EDT/1328 GMTTurkish energy minister Taner Yildiz Friday complained that Turkey was being unfairly accused of contravening the Iraqi constitution in its efforts to play a role in the bringing to market the hydrocarbon ... [Published Platts - May 17 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Turkey, Baghdad

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Kurdish Govt to Convert Gas Pipeline for Oil Transport

Exports of natural gas from the Kurdish Region of Iraq to Turkey may start from 2015.A gas pipeline on northern Iraqi territory that was supposed to be completed this year is expected to be converted into an oil pipeline, ICIS has learned, as Turkey and ... [Published DownstreamToday.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Gas Pipeline, Iraq, Turkey

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Middle East dominates Erdoğan’s agenda

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is today meeting U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington. Among the many issues that need to be discussed are the impact on Turkey of the possible free trade agreement between the U.S. and the EU, the peace process ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 15 2013]

Entities: Turkey, United States, Iraq

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

FT: Turkey agrees energy deal with Kurdish north Iraq

Turkey has defied both Washington and Baghdad by agreeing an energy deal with the north of Iraq that the US warns could further fracture the Middle Eastern state, but which Ankara sees as central to its own future .Several Turkish officials confirm Ankara ... [Published Natural Gas Europe - May 14 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Turkey, Ankara, Kurdish Regional Government

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Turkey's PM heads to USA to discuss the transatlantic free trade talks and energy issues-

The transatlantic free trade talks and energy issues, particularly s oil imports from northern Iraq, will be on the table during Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğans United States visit, which started yesterday, and his meeting with U.S. President ... [Published Balkans.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: United States, European Union, Iraq

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Bombs jolt politics as Turkish PM leaves for US trip

PM Erdoğan heads for a crucial meeting with US President Obama, but not before trading barbs with opposition parties over political responsibility for the weekend’s deadly attacks in ReyhanlıThe prime minister accused the two main opposition parties of ... [Published Turkish Daily - May 14 2013]

Entities: Devlet Bahçeli, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Syria, Reyhanli (Turkey), Bomb

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Dana Gas first-quarter profit rises after MOL stake sale

Dana Gas has boosted its profits in the first quarter on the sale of shares in the Hungarian oil company Mol as revenues declined on lost production in the Kurdish region of Iraq.The Sharjah-based company increased net profits by 17 per cent to Dh241 ... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 14 2013]

Entities: Dana Gas PJSC, Iraq, Liquefied Petroleum Gas

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Peshmerga forces deployed around Kirkuk in Iraq

Peshmerga forces have been deployed around the disputed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. World Bulletin/News DeskThe Kurdish Regional Government in northern Iraq has provided an explanation for the deployment of peshmerga forces in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. ... [Published World Bulletin - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Kirkuk, Iraq, Kurdish Regional Government

Quotes

"Crude is a new component in the KRG's ongoing barter deal with Turkey, and it's likely to continue because Baghdad is not paying as agreed, nor is it supplying the KRG with sufficient refined products" the KRG source said

Kurdish Crude Exports Via Turkey To Rise By 50 Percent Next Month: Report [Published Economy Watch - May 23 2013]

"We've moved to a really good conversation that all of the IOCs are having" Mr McAuslan said on the sidelines of the Iraq Energy conference held in Abu Dhabi yesterday

BP, Chevron, Total and other major oil firms seek new terms in Iraq [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 22 2013]

...“We’ve been speaking Aramaic in Mesopotamia since the times of Hammurabi. We are the grandsons of Abraham and of Nebuchadnezzar, but "Our future in Iraq does not go any further than tomorrow.”" Our future in Iraq does not go any further than tomorrow.”

Living in Hell, Iraqi Christians Dream of Paradise [Published Inter Press Service - May 20 2013]

"We have taken a step with the local administration regarding exploration work. We will develop that step on this visit" he said, without elaborating...

Turkey complains of unfair treatment over northern Iraq: report [Published Platts - May 17 2013]

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Kurdish Crude Exports Via Turkey To Rise By 50 ... [Published Economy Watch - May 23 2013]
BP, Chevron, Total and other major oil firms se... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 22 2013]
Regional implications of PKK's truce with Turke... [Published Zaman - May 22 2013]
Balances in Iraq being reshaped [Published World Bulletin - May 21 2013]
Living in Hell, Iraqi Christians Dream of Paradise [Published Inter Press Service - May 20 2013]
Jihadists' control of Syrian oilfields signals ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 19 2013]
KURDISH WAR: The Threat From Syria And Iran [Published Strategy Page - May 19 2013]
Turkey complains of unfair treatment over north... [Published Platts - May 17 2013]
News story: Independent report finds scope for ... [Published Cabinet Office - May 17 2013]
Kurdish Govt to Convert Gas Pipeline for Oil Tr... [Published DownstreamToday.com - May 17 2013]
Turkey’s Erdogan to press Obama for ‘no-fly’ zo... [Published Washington Times - May 16 2013]
Middle East dominates Erdoğan’s agenda [Published Turkish Daily - May 15 2013]
Taqa counting on its expertise [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 15 2013]
The Future of the Role of Oil in the Middle Eas... [Published Equities.com - May 15 2013]
Turkey's PM heads to USA to discuss the transat... [Published Balkans.com - May 15 2013]
Economy to make mark at PM Erdoğan’s US visit [Published Turkish Daily - May 14 2013]
FT: Turkey agrees energy deal with Kurdish nort... [Published Natural Gas Europe - May 14 2013]
Iraqi Kurds 'close to energy deal with Turks' [Published I Stock Analyst - May 14 2013]
Dana Gas first-quarter profit rises after MOL s... [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 14 2013]
Bombs jolt politics as Turkish PM leaves for US... [Published Turkish Daily - May 14 2013]
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Obama’s choices worsen as Syria nears point of ... [Published The Moderate Voice - May 11 2013]
Chinas Iraq Oil Strategy Comes Into Sharper Focus [Published Jamestown Foundation - May 10 2013]
"Turkey Oil & Gas Report Q2 2013" Now Available... [Published SBWire - May 09 2013]
The Kurds: Poised to Profit [Published Middle East Online - May 09 2013]
Profits at Abu Dhabi's Taqa slump 80% [Published Abu Dhabi National - May 08 2013]
Kurdish militants begin historic Turkey withdrawal [Published GlobalPost - May 08 2013]
Iraq is the real problem in Turkish-American re... [Published Zaman - May 05 2013]

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Kurdish Crude Exports Via Turkey To Rise By 50 ... [Published Economy Watch - May 23 2013] About The AuthorLatest news about the state of the world economy.EconomyWatch, News Desk TeamIraqi Kurdistan, officially a federal entity of Iraq, will independently export nearly 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil through Turkey by the end of ...
Obama’s choices worsen as Syria nears point of ... [Published The Moderate Voice - May 11 2013] The Syrian war is entering a new phase that could start the country’s breakup and suck the US into a black hole from which almost no light escapes, even if it tries to intervene to prevent atrocities. President Barack Obama has no good choices but the ...
Drumbeat: April 1, 2013 [Published The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Apr 01 2013] Saudi oil export demand to grow in coming months - Naimi "It is thanks to Asian demand and GCC energy supplies that our region's combined GDP is at an historic high - and that economic growth remains strong," he said, pointing to population growth ...
Gatestone Update :: Yaakov Lappin: Forget the S... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Mar 25 2013] br />!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> In this mailing: YaakovLappin: Forget the Smiles: U.S. and Israel Still Divided on Iran KennethR. Timmerman: Germany and Genocide - Again Forget the Smiles: U.S. and Israel Still ...
Al Qaeda in Iraq launches suicide assault in Ki... [Published The Long War Journal (Site-Wide) - Feb 03 2013] An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team attacked an Iraqi police headquarters in the northern flashpoint city of Kirkuk today. The tactic is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda and its affiliates and allies in all of the major theaters ...