The Japan Times | Iraq turmoil threatens billions in oil traders' Kurd deals gulfnews.com “It looks a bit uncertain whether production is going to carry on in the very short-term,” Ian Taylor, the chief executive of Vitol Group, the world's largest independent oil trader, said in an television interview with Bloomberg. “The greater risk for ... Oil Shows Weakness, But Don't Expect A Plunge Iraqi forces complete takeover over oil-rich Kirkuk province from Kurds Oil prices flat; weak US demand offsets Mideast tensions |