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Iraqi Oil Illegitimately Auctioned Off?

Yet another conflict has arisen between the Kurds and the Iraqi government, this time stemming from rights to the country’s most important natural resource, oil. The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq recently signed oil contracts with foreign oil companies, promising them rights to crude oil from the Kurdish region. Iraqi oil minister, Hussain [...]

Looming Dispute in Kirkuk Over Oil Reserves, Future

Three-way ethnic tensions are beginning to flare up as questions arise over who should benefit from the oil rich area of Kirkuk.  The under-exploited and often fought over area of Northern Iraq retains much of its natural resources and that may prove key in the massive redevelopment challenge that Iraq faces post American military occupation.  [...]