Kurdistan cuts down the deal for oil with Baghdad | ||
15/07/2015 | ||
The KRG decided last month to sell its daily production of 650,000 barrels direct to international markets. Previously, it sold most of its crude through Somo, the Iraqi state trading company. SOMO was in turn meant to reimburse Kurdistan for its share of total Iraqi output, which is 17%. SOMO has instead made partial, sporadic payments, piling pressure on Kurdistan’s feeble finances. The KRG’s Territorial Army, the Peshmerga, is fighting to keep Isis at bay along its 650-mile border with Syria. More than 1.8m refugees have flooded into its territory. | ||
Last Update:: 15/07/2015 | ||
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