The
export
of
crude,
in
addition
to
small
volumes
of
niche
condensate,
demonstrates
the
semi-autonomous
region's
growing
frustration
with
Baghdad
as
it
moves
towards
ever
greater
economic
independence,
industry
sources
told
Reuters.
The
first
crude
has
been
delivered
by
truck
to
the
Turkish
port
of
Mersin
on
the
Mediterranean
coast.
Iraqi
officials
in
Baghdad
said
the
trade
of
Kurdish
oil,
which
they
view
as
illegal,
would
make
it
more
difficult
to
reach
a
deal
on
payments
to
oil
companies
operating
in
the
northern
region,
which
the
central
government
has
delayed.
"If
the
Kurdistan
Regional…
