Iraqi and Kurdish military commanders reached a deal late Sunday for Baghdad to deploy federal forces after clashes at the disputed key Fishkhabur border crossing, a government source told AFP.
Baghdad is seeking to secure access to its oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan by taking the post on the borders of Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi territory.
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Baghdad on Tuesday began rehabilitating the oil pipeline to Turkey’s Ceyhan port that bypasses Iraqi Kurdistan, after a suspension of nearly three years, the Iraqi oil minister and lawmakers said.
The 970-km-long pipeline, which extends from the northern city of Kirkuk to Ceyhan, is Iraq’s second-largest, crossing Salahuddin and Mosul provinces.
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Iran denied it has reached an agreement with the Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq for laying out joint oil pipelines, Iran's Petro-Egergy Information Network (SHANA) reported on Tuesday.
The Islamic republic has made no agreements with the Iraqi Kurdistan for construction of two pipelines to receive crude oil from the autonomous region, the public relations of the Iranian Ministry ofRead more
Militants on Sunday attacked a crude oil pipeline operated by Agip, the local subsidiary of Italy's Eni, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDC) has said.
The attack comes just days after Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari warned the militants to stop attacking oil installations. Buhari also said he had heightened the military presence in the region, where attacks inRead more