Rudaw | Baghdad, Erbil fortify foreign oil ties with Saudis, Russians Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – As Baghdad seeks to exert federal control over disputed areas, including taking control of oil fields in Kirkuk and Nineveh provinces, it is forging ties with Saudi Arabia, welcoming the Kingdom's oil minister in a high ... Kurds defeated, displaced and divided after Iraq reclaims oil-rich Kirkuk Iraq hikes southern oil output to make up for Kirkuk losses Iraq increases oil exports from south to make up for Kirkuk shortfall |