Kirkuk's Oil Crisis - Iraq

Sep 2006
Up until now Kurds have stayed out of the civil war in Iraq. But insurgents targeting the oilfields in Kirkuk are trying to drag them into the conflict. Could civil war spread northwards?

A huge power struggle is being waged for control of Iraq's oil fields. The city of Kirkuk is caught in the middle "crippled with water, fuel and electricity shortages." And now the region is being further destabilised by the presence of Turkish oil companies. Vice President Omar Fatah believes Turkey's central role in refining oil is "the best guarantee for peace. They will protect their business in our country". Arabs are angry that Kurds now control Iraq's oil fields and have invited the Turks in. Babagurger oil field is the largest reserve in the country with 600 billion barrels of oil in its reserves. As a result of growing instability Iraq still has to import "900,000 litres" daily and "completely depends on foreign oil." Babagurger's oil is not the solution to Kirkuk's current situation rather as Karzan Sherabayani states it is "the root of all the problems in Iraq."

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[kurdologe09]

10000 BC kerkuk belongs to kurdistan

3000 B.C. KERKUK BELONGS TO HURRIA / EMPIRE MITANNI GRANDFATHERS OF KURDISTAN

550 B.C. MEDIAN EMPIRE FATHERS OF KURDS AND KURDISTAN

1100 A.D. SALADIN EMPIRE KURDISH DYNASTIE

YOU SEE KIRKUK HAS ALWAYS BELONG TO KURDISTAN

[alansolent]

Well done Mr. Karzan for your hard working on Kirkuk's reports.

Kirkuk is Kurdistan

Kurdistan is Kirkuk

[Azerbaijanian768]

KIRKUK IS TURKMENNNN

[epsoff]

great piece of reportage. Can I ask, does anybody have an opinion on the oil company GKP, Gulf Keystone Projects, as I am researching them at the moment. Thanks and good wishes for peace and prosperity in Kurdistan.

[turkishkurd619]

@alwlad its worth 10 bill european 700bil u.s

[Kirkuk1987]

So tell then they Can steal from its okay is that what u sayin

[korkmazb85]

There is no back...GO KURDS...Chase away all mongols and hypocritical bastards (arabs) from Karkuk...Greetings from Amed (Northkurdistan)

[hemen995]

kirkuk belong 2 every 1 to arab kurdish and turkman im kurdish and im from kirkuk and im kurdish aswel

[kurderlion]

@Kirkuk1987 kerkuk is yet not with kurdistan, so therefor iraqi gov. dont let kurdistan work there, but when it come with kurdistan, it will be better then hewler (arbil) i 1 year

[Kirkuk1987]

FUCK BABA GUR GUR IT HAVE ONLY GIVEN US KIRKUKI PROBLEM AND NO GOOD WE HAVE NO ELEKTRCITET AND WE DONT HAVE WATER AND WE WAIT 3 HOUR FOR GETTIN BENZIN AND GAS. WHERE IS THE KURDISTAN THAT SAYS KIRKUK IS HEART OF KURDISTAN OR QODS. FUCK OFF

[alwlad]

did he 600 billion of oil reserves?

it is actaully 10 bilion of oil reserve