The Ministry of Natural Resources supervises oil and gas operations, and sets government policy concerning exploration, extraction, follow-up, planning, auditing, marketing and other related activities.
In a recent interview, Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar referred to a number of issues related to the Kurdistan Region’s oil. Therefore, we consider it necessary to clarify and correct some of the issues discussed in the interview.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) strongly denies the recent allegations of oil smuggling made by the federal finance minister. These allegations are baseless, are completely speculative and are made without any evidence.