Baghdad restarts BP talks for disputed Kirkuk fields
The Oil Ministry is preparing to negotiate a contract with BP for the long-term development of the Kirkuk field, parts of which the KRG has appropriated.
Gas flares burn at the Kirkuk oil field on Jan. 06, 2010. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)
KIRKUK - Iraq's Oil Ministry is beginning new contract talks with BP to develop the Kirkuk oil field – a potential flashpoint for political conflict now that Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has integrated much of the field into its own, separate oil sector.
Representatives from the British super-major held meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Monday, according to Oil Ministry Spokesman Assem Jihad.
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