The Norwegian independent has not been exporting from the field – the mainstay of its Kurdistan production – through the main Iraqi-controlled Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline since the end of December, leaving it only with oil sales to the local market, spokesman Tom Bratlie told Upstream.
The latest stoppage, which comes amid a revival of a row over payments to oil producers between the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq and the federal government, looks set to hit the Oslo-listed company’s output figures –and therefore revenue – in the fourth quarter.
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