Financial Times | Why oil markets are taking Kurdish referendum in their stride Financial Times Unless Turkey closes the pipeline, the Iraqi central government is not able to do much to stop Kurdish oil exports beside threatening to sue tankers carrying Kurdish crude, as it has in the past. The KRG has been selling crude through intermediators ... Iraqi government asks foreign countries to stop oil trade with Kurdistan Baghdad demands control over borders, oil on eve of referendum APPEC: Iraq may sue KRG over oil exports pending independence referendum: official |