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Turkey has long been the key player in Iraqi Kurdistan's oil and gas sector, facilitating oil exports and offering gas transit. However, the Kurdish referendum, coupled with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222256
ISSN: 2633-304X
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IRAQ: Kurdistan’s external vulnerability will increase
The PYD controls the US-backed Kurdish-led administration in north-east Syria. It was the target of an October 2019 invasion by Turkey, which equates it with its own rebel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253541
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The border crossing is close to the vital oil pipeline tie-in at Fish-Khabur, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) oil export pipeline meets the federal pipeline…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225469
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Ankara's statement was a gambit in a complex game, where the resumption is still complicated by legal issues between Turkey and Iraq relating to the arbitration case that first…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282547
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Iraqi security forces took control of Kirkuk following a controversial independence referendum in September 2017. Since then, security in the area has deteriorated, with an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232240
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IRAQ: Oil losses will reduce Kurdish leverage
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES225167
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IRAQ: Kurds will brave the ‘oil weapon’
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES225022
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IRAQ: Kirkuk may be a flashpoint for Kurdish tensions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224491
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Resurgent interest from international oil companies (IOCs) in upstream investment offers an opportunity to accelerate development of Iraq’s underexploited oil and gas reserves but…