Tensions Rise As Iraq Halts Kirkuk Oil Exports

Since the Iraqi army took control of the fields in the
oil-rich Kirkuk area in mid-October, reports of disruptions in oil
flows have been a daily occurrence, but now, according to an
official at the Kirkuk provincial council, Iraq’s oil ministry has
ordered a stop to all oil exports from Kirkuk’s oil fields to the
Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.   “The halt is not a
technical issue,” Ahmed Askari, head of the oil and gas committee
at the Kirkuk Provincial Council, told Kurdish news outlet Rudaw.
“Because…

Since the Iraqi army took control of the fields in the
oil-rich Kirkuk area in mid-October, reports of disruptions in oil
flows have been a daily occurrence, but now, according to an
official at the Kirkuk provincial council, Iraq’s oil ministry has
ordered a stop to all oil exports from Kirkuk’s oil fields to the
Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.   “The halt is not a
technical issue,” Ahmed Askari, head of the oil and gas committee
at the Kirkuk Provincial Council, told Kurdish news outlet Rudaw.
“Because…