Shahristani Relights Kurdish Fire

The ongoing dispute between the central government of Iraq in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legality of contracts signed between the KRG and foreign oil companies has been reignited by Iraqi oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani. Significant steps to resolve the feud appeared to be made in November, when the oil ministry indicated that exports from two oil fields in Kurdistan could be permitted via the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline.

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