Iraq Agrees on Oil Plan With Kurds in Step Toward Export Deal
The Kurdistan Regional Government will supply Iraq's state oil marketer SOMO with 230,000 barrels a day as part of a deal for Baghdad to release funds for salaries in the northern region, people familiar with the matter said. The transfer of the crude is a crucial element for an agreement between the federal and semi-autonomous administrations to restart exports through a pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
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