PM Barzani, US national security advisor stress resumption of Kurdish oil exports

Earlier this month, Waltz urged Iraqi PM Sudani to work with the KRG “to address remaining contract disputes and pay arrears owed to US energy companies.”

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Kurdistan’s oil exports could resume next week: MP

The MP noted that there are several points that are up for discussion, but stressed that the first step would be the resumption of exports.

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Sudani, Turkey’s energy minister discuss ‘efforts’ to resume Kurdish oil exports

In his meeting with Bayraktar, Sudani said that the Iraqi government is "making significant efforts to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, indicating that negotiations are ongoing with foreign oil companies contracted with the Region to resolve some technical issues related to resuming exports."

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PM Barzani, Turkish Energy Minister discuss Kurdish oil exports

“Both sides were in agreement on the need for all obstacles removed in front of the resumption of the Kurdistan Region’s oil exports through the Ceyhan port,” a statement from the prime minister's office read.

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EXCLUSIVE: APIKUR says Kurdish oil exports will not resume Friday

Myles B. Caggins III, spokesperson for the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) told The New Region that "APIKUR member companies do not have written agreements and will not resume exports until there is a clear path for payments, among other conditions.”

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APIKUR welcomes Baghdad, Washington’s efforts for ‘quickly’ resuming Kurdish oil flows

APIKUR welcomed a recent phone call between Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the need for “quickly” reopening the Iraq-Turkey pipeline

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US urges Iraq to ‘quickly’ resume Kurdish oil exports, end Iran's 'malign' influence

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed the need for “quickly” reopening the Iraq-Turkey pipeline to resume the Kurdistan Region's oil exports while discussing “reducing” Iran’s influence in Iraq in a phone call on Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani.

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With resumption of Kurdish oil exports in sight, Baghdad affirms Iraq’s OPEC compliance

Iraq reaffirmed its commitment to the OPEC+ decisions during a joint phone call between Iraq’s Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia, Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and Haitham Al-Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC.

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Erbil, Baghdad reach agreement to resume oil exports

“Following communication and coordination between Iraq’s Oil Ministry and the Kurdistan Region’s Natural Resources Ministry, an agreement was reached to resume the Region’s oil exports, based on available quantities."

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