ReutersOil seen as real prize of Iran's Kurdish adventureReutersBAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) - After helping Iraq stifle a Kurdish push for independence, Iran is now positioning itself to take control of oil exports from the region's giant Kirkuk field …

Iraq, Kurdistan oil being separated on Turkey pipeline: shipping sourceReuters(Reuters) - Crude oil flows through the Iraqi Kurdish pipeline to Turkey's port of Ceyhan are no longer being blended as one grade, a shipping source said on Thursday. Prior …

RPT-INSIGHT-Fear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields desertedReutersBAGHDAD/LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq's north to retake it from Kurdi …

Analysis: Autos, manufacturing aid stellar rebound in India's oil demandPlattsIndia posted the highest growth in demand for oil products in 13 months in September at 9.9% as the effects of some key economic reforms started to fade, while an uptick in m …

Financial TimesStatoil losses widen despite oil price recoveryFinancial TimesStatoil's recent recovery suffered a setback in the third quarter despite higher oil prices, as problems at one of its sites in North America weighed on profits at the Norwegi …

Iraq Conflict Won't Trigger Oil RallyOilPrice.comThe standoff between the Iraqi government and Kurdistan over the past month helped push up oil prices, due to the idling of a sizable portion of the country's crude oil exports. But Iraq probably won …

MarketWatchU.S. oil benchmark ends lower as crude supplies market first rise in ...MarketWatchPrices for the U.S. oil benchmark settle lower Wednesday as domestic crude supplies mark their first rise in five weeks, but data also reveal hefty declines in bo …

ReutersFear of Iranian general left Iraqi Kurdish oil fields desertedReutersBAGHDAD/LONDON (Reuters) - When the Iraqi army and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia entered a key oil processing facility in Iraq's north to retake it from Kurdish Peshmerga …

Financial TimesBullish oil bets favour Brent over US WTI contractFinancial TimesHedge funds' passion for oil trading is no longer a transatlantic affair, with a near record bet on the North Sea Brent contract standing in sharp contrast to far more mode …

RudawUPDATE 1-Iraq builds up forces south of Kurdish oil export pipeline - security sourcesReutersBAGHDAD, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Iraqi forces are deploying tanks and artillery south of a Kurdish-held area of northern Iraq where a section of a Kurdish oil expo …