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Oil exports from Iraq's Kurdish north to resume
Iraq's newly appointed oil minister said on Saturday that oil exports from the country's northern self-ruled Kurdish region would soon resume as part of the country's national oil export policy.
Associated Press
Iraq's newly appointed oil minister said on Saturday that oil exports from the country's northern self-ruled Kurdish region would soon resume as part of the country's national oil export policy.
Abdul-Karim Elaibi told The Associated Press the exports from the Kurdish region would be resumed "in the coming few days." He didn't set a date or elaborate on how the exports would be part of the nation's export strategy.
Exports from the north were halted a few months after they started in June 2009 amid a disagreement over payments between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurds.
Iraqi Kurds have unilaterally signed more than two dozens oil deals with Western companies that are deemed illegal by Baghdad.
Earlier this month, Elaibi's predecessor said the Kurds were committed to exporting 150,000 barrels a day. Iraq plans to export 2.25 million barrels a day next year, up from 1.9 million at present.
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