Kurdistan oil export move riles Iraq

Kurdistan has reportedly started to export oil directly to world markets through Turkey, posing the biggest challenge yet to the federal government’s claim to full control over Iraqi crude and further fuelling tensions with Baghdad.

Shifting direction: Kurdistan is looking to bypass Iraq with oil exports
Shifting direction: Kurdistan is looking to bypass Iraq with oil exports
Published 8 January 2013, 13:38Updated 8 January 2013, 13:40
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