Kurdistan has begun construction of a new export pipeline, which could eliminate its dependence on Baghdad-controlled infrastructure.

KRG building new pipeline and strategic options

Kurdistan has begun construction of a new export pipeline, which could eliminate its dependence on Baghdad-controlled infrastructure.
Top Maliki confidante gives his candid take on Iraq's political landscape, oil disputes and security crisis as national elections loom.
A new 52-inch pipeline to Dohuk, near the Turkish border, will bring feedstock to a dormant power plant — with extra capacity for more destinations in the future, including potential exports.
The PUK leader discusses deteriorating political rivalries within Kurdistan and their impact on both gas development and impending negotiations with Baghdad over oil rights.
Infrastructure bottlenecks will limit Iraq's exports and production in the short term, but SOMO is squeezing value from oil sales through new marketing strategies.
Undeterred by an impending OPEC production cut, Luiebi turns his attention toward modernizing the gas sector and building long-neglected infrastructure.
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