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France, Iraq
TotalEnergies leaves Kurdistan under pressure from Baghdad

With its major projects in Iraq on hold, TotalEnergies has been drawn into the oil row between Kurdistan and the Iraqi federal government, bowing to pressure from Baghdad to withdraw from the north of the country. [...]

Published on 29/09/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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