Recently added articles from APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy:
Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 39 - Iraq & Petroleum Export Problems.
Jun 22, 2009 ... The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil and the Baghdad government are competing for a major natural gas pipeline to reach the EU through Turkey. But whereas the KRG believes its venture is relatively shorter and less complicated, Baghdad's project is to pipe the gas from the ...
The EU Market.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Jolted by sudden interruptions of Russian gas supplies in recent years and by Gazprom warnings that Brussels must back its new pipeline projects, the EU is seeking to diversify its sources of gas. Equally if not more important, the EU is embarked on an energy efficiency strategy and is ...
The Baghdad-Erbil Oil Dispute.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Although Kurdistan is exporting 35,000 b/d of crude oil through Turkey, Baghdad still regards KRG's exploration and production sharing agreements (EPSAs) with international oil companies (IOCs) as illegal and wants to see them annulled. But Kurdistan's exports are set to reach 100,000 b/d ...
Baghdad's Service Contracts.
Jun 22, 2009 ... Unlike the KRG, the central government is only offering service contracts to IOCs for development of major oilfields already discovered. These are officially called Exploration Development Production Risk Service Contracts (EDP-RSCs). Shahristani on June 10 said his ministry was ...