Nikkei Asian Review | Middle East turmoil hands another victory to US oil producers Nikkei Asian Review The armed forces of the federal government seized control of major oil fields in the disputed Kirkuk province from the Kurds on Oct. 16 but landed in a stalemate as the only pipeline evacuating the crude from those fields, which is shipped to overseas ... Higher crude oil prices could work against Mideast producers: IEA Oil Prices Have Rallied. So Why Is No One Celebrating? Major Oil Traders See Upside For Oil Prices |