Russia to restart oil projects in Iraqi Kurdistan, TASS cites energy minister
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 27, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026

Russia will resume oil operations in Iraqi Kurdistan after resolving disputes, allowing companies like Rosneft to continue work.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdistan and the federal government have managed to settle their oil disputes, which would allow Russian companies to restart their projects in the region, Russia's Energy Minister Serge Tsivilev said, TASS news agency reported on Thursday.
One of the companies, which suspended works in the region, was Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft. It halted some operations due to security reasons as it conducted works near the border with Syria.
(Reporting by Olesya Astakhova; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin, editing by Alexandra Hudson)
Iraqi Kurdistan and the federal government have settled their oil disputes, allowing Russian companies to restart their projects in the region.
Rosneft, Russia's largest oil producer, suspended its operations in the region due to security reasons.
Rosneft halted some operations in Iraqi Kurdistan due to security concerns while conducting works near the border with Syria.
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