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<title><![CDATA[Turkey's State Oil Company To Develop Oil Projects In Kurdistan With Exxon -Erdogan]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 14 May 2013 12:55:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Turkey's state-run oil firm has struck an agreement with U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) to develop joint projects in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq, the country's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sabotage' Halts Northern Iraq Oil Exports]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 04:25:03 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iraq's oil exports from northern Kirkuk oil fields to the Mediterranean port of Ceyhan in Turkey have been on hold since late Sunday due to an "act of sabotage" against the line inside Iraq, a person familiar with the matter and a Middle East shipping agent said Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crude Futures Down as Investors Take Profit]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:45:05 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Brent crude oil futures retreated Monday after 13 straight sessions of gains as traders took profits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq Cabinet Urged to OK BP Talks on Kirkuk Upgrade]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:55:04 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iraq is considering a multi-billion-dollar deal with U.K. oil major BP PLC (BP) to double the output from the country's giant Kirkuk oil field in northern Iraq, a senior Iraqi oil official said Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq December Oil Exports Down 11% On Month]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jan 2013 05:45:01 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Iraq's crude oil exports in December fell by 11% because of bad weather in southern oil export terminals and suspension of exports from the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, people familiar with the State Oil Marketing Organization, or SOMO, said Monday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Total Says Unclear if Iraq Wants it to Exit Halfaya]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/11/11/total-says-unclear-if-iraq-wants-it-to-exit-halfaya/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:35:05 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Total S.A.'s (TOT, FP.FR) chief executive Christophe de Margerie said Sunday that it is not clear if Iraq wants the French oil giant to withdraw from a major southern oil field, Halfaya, amid media reports from the Iraqi central government that doing deals with Kurdistan could jeopardize its projects in the south of the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq says Exxon to quit oilfield, ends Turkey TPAO deal]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/11/07/iraq-says-exxon-to-quit-oilfield-ends-turkey-tpao-deal/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:26:19 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil has informed the Iraqi government it wants to pull out of a $50 billion oil project, and Baghdad expelled Turkey's state oil operator from another contract on Wednesday, both signals of trouble in Iraq's petroleum policy.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon tells Iraq wants to quit huge oil project]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:19:44 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil has officially informed Iraq's government it wants to pull out of a $50 billion oil project, telling Baghdad in a letter it has started talks with other oil companies to sell its stake, senior Iraqi officials said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon tells Iraq wants to quit West Qurna oilfield: officials]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/11/07/exxon-tells-iraq-wants-to-quit-west-qurna-oilfield-officials/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:36:21 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil has told Iraq's government it wants to sell its share in the West Qurna-1 oilfield, Iraqi officials said on Wednesday, the first official confirmation the U.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OPEC output rises, offsets more Iran shrinkage: survey]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/31/opec-output-rises-offsets-more-iran-shrinkage-survey943263/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:07:56 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OPEC oil output has risen slightly in October as extra supplies from Iraq, Angola and Libya have offset disruptions in Nigeria and a further decline in Iran to its lowest in two decades, a Reuters survey found on Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OIL FUTURES: Crude Settles Up 23 Cents at $86.28/Bbl; All Eyes on Sandy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/26/oil-futures-crude-settles-up-23-cents-at-8628bbl-all-eyes-on-sandy/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:06:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude oil futures prices settled modestly higher Friday as the market fixated on the potential track of Hurricane Sandy as it heads up the East Coast.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OIL FUTURES: Crude Ticks Lower as Volatility Eases]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:40:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude-oil futures ticked lower Friday in London ahead of important U.S. employment data due later in the global day, with no sign of the wild price swings seen in the past couple of days.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq, Kurds May Reach Draft Oil Law Pact Soon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/04/iraq-kurds-may-reach-draft-oil-law-pact-soon/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:05:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The federal government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq could soon reach an agreement on a new draft hydrocarbon law that would help resolve an impasse over who should control oil resources, Iraq's oil minister said Thursday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[OIL FUTURES: Crude Claws Back Losses But Remains Demand-led]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:41:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Crude-oil futures rose Thursday, clawing back some of the previous session's heavy losses on the prospect of unrest in Syria spreading into the wider region, but this couldn't totally overshadow a continued fragile demand environment.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Total Still Investing In Kurdistan Oil Despite Baghdad Threats]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/08/21/total-still-investing-in-kurdistan-oil-despite-baghdad-threats/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:40:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Total SA (TOT) still sees tremendous potential for oil exploration in Kurdistan and has continued to invest there despite warnings from the Iraqi central government that doing so could jeopardize its projects in the south of the country, a person familiar with the matter told Dow Jones Newswires.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq Barred Exxon From May Energy Auction Over Kurdish Deal]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/04/19/iraq-barred-exxon-from-may-energy-auction-over-kurdish-deal/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:24:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon barred from Iraq energy auction over Kurdish deals]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon Says It Froze Kurdistan Oil Deal - Iraqi Government Officials]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/17/exxon-says-it-froze-kurdistan-oil-deal-iraqi-government-officials/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:55:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior Iraqi government officials said Friday Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) has told Iraqi's central government it has frozen an exploration contract with the nation's Kurdistan region--a deal Baghdad strongly opposes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Joins BP, Schlumberger On Talks To Upgrade Kirkuk-Source]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/12/baker-hughes-joins-bp-schlumberger-on-talks-to-upgrade-kirkuk-source/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:20:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Adds more details, background from paragraph five onwards.)]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Baker Hughes Joins BP, Schlumberger On Talks To Upgrade Iraq Kirkuk Oil Field - Source]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/12/baker-hughes-joins-bp-schlumberger-on-talks-to-upgrade-iraq-kirkuk-oil-field/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:56:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By Hassan Hafidh]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shell Signs Contract With Iraqi Companies To Distribute Its Lubricants]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/02/28/shell-signs-contract-with-iraqi-companies-to-distribute-its-lubricants/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:27:56 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shell Lubricants, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA), has signed a contract with an Iraqi local company to distribute Shell lubricants in the Iraqi market, a Shell official told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday.]]></description>
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