Research and Markets: Kurdistan Region - Special Oil Report 2014: An area thought to hold an estimated 45 billion barrels of oil

DUBLIN--()--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/xxhhsr/kurdistan_region) has announced the addition of the "Kurdistan Region - Special Report" report to their offering.

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) operates an area thought to hold an estimated 45 billion barrels of oil. The relative stability of the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq, situated between Iran, Syria and Turkey, has swiftly turned it into one of the area's more attractive destinations for foreign energy and oil & gas investment.

- While insurgency and instability continue to rock southern Iraq, the Kurdistan Region has become something of a safe haven' for foreign E&P operators.

- Despite recent increases in hydrocarbon production, the country's exports have been hamstrung by disagreements between the governments in Ankara, Baghdad and Erbil.

- The disruption caused by the recent Iraqi elections has seen the KRG look to force Baghdad's hand regarding exports.

- Meanwhile, with storage capacity at the Turkish port of Ceyhan running out, Ankara may sell Kurdish oil without Baghdad's agreement.

Key Topics Covered:

OVERVIEW

- KRG in the crosshairs

- Production

- Exploration

- State of mind

- Independence?

- Export issues

- Payment uncertainty

FIELD FOCUS

- Shaikan in the making

EXPORTS

- Kurdish export plans: little more than a pipe dream?

- Iraq signals impending export deal as Turkey looks to the future

- Iraqi Kurds put crude up for sale

POLICY

- Iraqi elections likely to favour independent Kurdish crude sales

E&P MAP

OPERATIORS

DRILLING ACTIVITY

Companies Mentioned

- Addax

- Crescent Petroleum

- Dana Gas

- ERC Equipoise

- Gulf Keystone Petroleum

- Hess Middle East New Ventures

- Marathon Oil

- MOL

- NBRUF

- Oryx

- Pearl Petroleum

- Total

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Contacts

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager.
press@researchandmarkets.com
U.S. Fax: 646-607-1907
Fax (outside U.S.): +353-1-481-1716
Sector: Oil