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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[OMV: Extended Well Test Begins Production in Kurdistan]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:50:57 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Austrian oil and gas company OMV AG (OMV.VI) Thursday said an extended well test, or EWT, started production from the Bina Bawi-3 well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on March 20.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq Budget Deepens Dispute Over Kurdish Oil Revenues]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:59:56 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AMMAN, Jordan--The Iraqi parliament Thursday passed a budget for 2013 that allocated to Kurdistan just a fraction of the oil revenue requested by the semi-autonomous region, a move that deepens a dispute that has disrupted oil exports from the north of the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gazprom Neft Takes 80% Stake in Kurdistan Project - Reports]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:41:56 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OAO Gazprom Neft (SIBN.RS), the oil arm of Russian state energy giant OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS), has entered a third project in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the company's deputy chief executive was cited as saying Tuesday, brushing aside concerns that it could harm relations with Iraq's central government.]]></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[Exxon's Iraq Strategy: Is a Bird in the Hand Worth More than Two in the Bush?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/01/29/exxon-iraq-strategy-is-bird-in-hand-worth-more-than-two-in-bush/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:30:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil recently met separately with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masoud Barzani to discuss the company's provocative stance within Iraq's critical oil and gas sector.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq December Oil Exports Down 11% On Month]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/01/07/iraq-december-oil-exports-down-11-on-month/?]]></link>
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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[Iraq ambassador wants U.S. to pressure Exxon on Kurdistan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/22/iraq-ambassador-wants-us-to-pressure-exxon-on-kurdistan/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:24:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration should pressure Exxon Mobil to slow down dealings with Iraqi Kurdistan as they could worsen disputes between Baghdad and the northern province, Iraq's ambassador to the United States said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon seeks to quit flagship Iraq oil project]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/18/exxon-seeks-to-quit-flagship-iraq-oil-project/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:05:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil wants to leave its giant oilfield project in southern Iraq, diplomatic sources said, in a move likely to aggravate the country's internal tensions and hamper Baghdad's ambitious energy expansion plans.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon Seeks to Quit Iraq's W.Qurna Oilfield Project]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2012/10/18/exxon-seeks-to-quit-iraq-wqurna-oilfield-project/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:12:42 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil reportedly wants to leave its flagship Iraqi oil project.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Excalibur tells court Gulf Keystone boss not credible]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:28:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The chief executive of Gulf Keystone should not be considered a credible witness in a dispute over prized Kurdistan oil fields, a lawyer for Excalibur Ventures, which is suing the oil explorer, said on the opening day of the trial.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dana Gas expects Iraq, Kurdistan deal will speed gas payments]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/10/14/dana-gas-expects-iraq-kurdistan-deal-will-speed-gas-payments/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:59:47 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum expect that the recent multi-million-dollar oil payment by Baghdad to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) means they will get paid for gas they have supplied to the region, the companies said on Sunday.]]></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[U.S.'s Biggest Oil Threat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1834316848001/uss-biggest-oil-threat/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:16:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Barclays senior geopolitical strategist Helima Croft argues the biggest threat in the oil market is Iraq.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chevron Barred from Deals in Central, Southern Iraq]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/07/24/chevron-barred-from-deals-in-central-southern-iraq/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:12:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The second-largest U.S. energy company, Chevron Corp. (CVX), will be barred from contracts in central and southern Iraq because the California company bought stakes in two oil-exploration blocks in the Kurdish region of Iraq, an Iraqi oil-ministry statement said Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chevron Barred From Deals In Central, Southern Iraq - Oil Ministry]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/07/24/chevron-barred-from-deals-in-central-southern-iraq-oil-ministry/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:57:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The second largest U.S. energy company Chevron Corp. (CVX) will be barred from contracts in central and southern Iraq because the Californian company bought stakes in two oil-exploration blocks in the Kurdish region of Iraq, an Iraqi oil ministry statement said Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Exxon, Rosneft in Talks to Tap Major Iraqi Oilfield]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/06/22/report-exxon-rosneft-in-talks-to-tap-major-iraqi-oilfield/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:36:41 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Days after announcing an expanded partnership in the Russian arctic, Rosneft is and ExxonMobil are reportedly in talks to partner in Iraq. ]]></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[Afren Shares Up On Kurdistan Oil Discovery]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2012/04/17/afren-shares-up-on-kurdistan-oil-discovery/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shares of Afren PLC, the London independent oil-and-gas company, surged 8% on Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq Still Studying Lifting Of Bidding Ban On Exxon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/22/iraq-still-studying-lifting-bidding-ban-on-exxon/?]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:31:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Iraqi oil ministry is still considering whether to allow Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) to bid in a new Iraqi energy licensing auction, lifting a ban that was imposed on the U.S. giant because of the deal it struck with the country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, Iraqi oil minister said Thursday.]]></description>
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