Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 4

24-Jan-2011

IRAQ

Question Marks Surround KRG Oil Export Breakthrough Claim

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and federal Iraqi officials announced a long-stalled start to crude exports from the Kurdish region of Northern Iraq from 1 February. If realized and sustained, the advent of Kurdish oil exports could prove a watershed for Iraq, paving the way for a resolution to other Kurdish/Baghdad disputes. But after numerous KRG export false starts,...