The US supermajor handed back its working interests in the Qara Hanjeer, East Arbat and Betwata blocks, a spokeswoman confirmed to Upstream.
ExxonMobil continues to operate three blocks in Kurdistan, including Pirmam block in Erbil and the Al-Qush concession in Ninewa province, where it had been targeting exploration work last year.
The spokeswoman said ExxonMobil’s “exploration operations continue in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, consistent with contractual obligations.”