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Crazy that bashers are still around , what with ETAMIC, the CC, ISIS , poor payments,restructuring ,dodgy CPRs , removal of SA and BB and the painfully slow progress. Clearly anyone still here isn't moving on.

For the same reason the MOCs will not allow GKP to become a competitor and get to 150 K a day+ , they will also not allow another MOC to get away with a bargain.

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Going by the CPR then 17 quid is right but the new Chinese studies put it way north of that
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The Mullahs didn't have control of Sulimani , they probably think they are better off without him and there will be less Shia Militia activity in Iraq now.

Capital group have sold 10 mill shares , over what time period we don't know , transfer to GKP ? Only matters if the other major holders sell too.

Gas re injection is standard stuff and GKP have had a decade to think about it , the FDP was held up for other reasons than stipulated IMO.

Former UK general on LBC saying that the Iranians do want regime change but are scared to show it unsurprisingly. Like anywhere different camps , Iran has loads of problems loads of youth on Heroin and women are sick of the patriarchy.

Not sure about that

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1/2 Thank you. Note the passage : 'The [Iranian] students were not in themselves hostile to the West .... They were personally friendly and open to me. But they warned that an attack on Iran would drive them closer to their government.'
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2/2 'Before the Iraq War, many such people were all but wishing for an American invasion to free them from the ayatollahs. But having seen what American liberation has done for Iraq and Afghanistan, they have turned away from any such thoughts. The Islamic leadership knows this'

Embassy events will cast a shadow over Iraqi-American relations, and Washington will seek to respond to Iraqi leaders, whom Washington believes are linked to the embassy attack, which complicates the crisis that erupted at a time when popular demonstrations against the political system in Iraq continue.

Because of this synchronization, there are those who believe that the matter will lead to new demonstrations in Iraq against the United States and its supporters, parallel to the demonstrations of Tahrir Square and the cities of Iraq demanding reform.

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A report by Fox News describes that the US embassy in Baghdad is the largest in the world, as it is the same size as the Vatican City, and the embassy was established on an area of 104 acres.

The embassy opened in January 2009, after a series of construction operations costing more than 750 million dollars, as it accommodated about 16,000 employees and contractors.

The embassy complex is located on the Tigris River, west of the 14th of July Bridge. It consists of 21 buildings, with an area of approximately 80 soccer fields, making it larger than the United Nations Complex in New York.

Marines protect the US embassy in Baghdad, which has strengthened its building structures more than two and a half times the number of other embassies, in addition to containing five high security entrances and an emergency entrance.

The engineering design of the embassy was not published publicly, but it was designed with capabilities that guarantee it self-sufficiency in energy and water, in light of the electricity and water cuts in Baghdad, and the security disturbances that erupt from time to time.

The fence surrounding the embassy is at least 9 feet high, and is made of reinforced concrete that is strong enough to disperse the force of the blast from a car bomb, missile, or mortar attack.

From the inside, the embassy was exceptionally fortified, as it was designed as an American fortress against biological bombs.

How did the popular crowd respond to the Washington attacks?

Last Tuesday, Iraqi demonstrators passed the fortified American embassy gates in the Green Zone surrounded by a fairy aura of protection, political and diplomatic importance, and the blatant symbol of American influence in Iraq since 2003, when the US administration built this huge building, in great care. To remind the Iraqis that it was the American forces that ousted Saddam Hussein’s regime, and that it is their right to remain in this country.

Supporters of the popular crowd, who received air strikes from US aircraft, chose, last week, from the embassy, an opportunity to respond to the attack, and they succeeded in reaching its gates and going up to the protection towers, and marginalizing security glass windows in them, as a picture of prominent politicians and security leaders participating in the demonstrations demonstrated in front of The embassy, which prompted the US Secretary of State to describe them as "participating in the attack on the embassy," as US President Donald Trump spoke, said that highly-trained American forces and advanced equipment are now in the possession of the embassy.

The American statements reveal the extreme importance that Washington attaches to the embassy, while it seemed clear that the demonstrators loyal to the popular crowd chose the embassy as a confrontation area with Washington.

Embassy events will cast a shadow over Iraqi-American relations, and Washington will seek to respond to Iraqi leaders, whom Washington belie

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Analysis: The American Consulate in Erbil, the likely alternative to its embassy in Baghdad, is a deliberate step to avenge the federal capital

Baghdad / Obelisk: After the demonstrators' attempts to storm the American embassy in Baghdad, the United States is building a consulate that is considered the largest in the world in Erbil Governorate after coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Government.

And media sources said, "The United States of America, in coordination with the Kurdistan Regional Government, continues to complete construction work for a new consulate in the city of Erbil, instead of the current location located in the commercial and crowded area of Ainkawa."

Observers believe that Washington will continue to focus its diplomatic and political representation in Erbil, due to the fear of the security situation in the federal capital, Baghdad, as well as that there is a desire to downplay Baghdad, in retaliation for the events of the demonstrations and attempts to storm the US embassy there, and to suggest that Erbil is Always a suitable and accommodating alternative to the American diplomatic and security presence.

She added, "The new location is located on the main road between the city of Erbil and the city of Pirmam, which is the city where the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, resides and is close to the tourist resort of Salahuddin."

She continued, "The cost of the new consulate project is $ 795 million, according to the information, and the consulate will be the largest in the world with an area of 200 thousand square meters, which includes residential complexes, schools, specialized playgrounds, water and nylon laboratories, water circulation, restaurants, and places to serve the citizens and auditors," And meeting rooms, swimming pools, gardens, and others, "indicating that" they are very heavily fortified in terms of security. "

The sources pointed out that "the work of the new consulate takes about three years, but after the recent events, the number of employees in the American contracting company has been increased, to exceed more than a thousand people for the sake of speedy completion."

She indicated, "The new consulate is one of the largest multiple embassies of the United States in many countries of the world, and this land has been allocated by the Kurdistan Regional Government, to serve as a second embassy in the event of any outbreaks of tensions in Baghdad, and the difficulty of access to care or auditors for the capital, as it is It serves as a point of contact with international organizations that carry out community work inside the liberated areas, due to the difficulty of their contact with the main embassy in Baghdad.

What about the American embassy in Baghdad?

A report by Fox News describes that the US embassy in Baghdad is the largest in the world, as it is the same size as the Vatica

Most Iranians want a change of ruling style as the unrest shows , Trumps attack I was expecting after he wins the next term, this shows he thinks this move is a vote winner and he can not lose in this campaign which will be a short one IMO . Only time will tell.

Not when takeover happens , it’s if takeover happens !
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Doubt MOC's or NOC's are going to sit back and allow GKP a minnow grow into a competitor by very easy means, and I doubt the KRG are prepared to sit on their hands and watch GKP drag very slowly production up to the 200 K that Shaikan is capable of.

If the Budget share and SOMO deal breaks down then KRG will just do another credit agreement with the Russians or Chinese , we already know that selling their own oil they get more cash, so if ICG fail to deliver then that's good for the Kurds but not Iraq as a whole or the poorer Kurds .

Surely they can't be thinking of awarding themselves more bonus shares , they haven't achieved anything to warrant it.

Sadly this brain washed child is being used , tax on C02 is the UN's master plan. The Earth needs more C02 in reality. Google Patrick Moore.

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Iraqi government announced on Thursday that, according to a new agreement, the Kurdistan Region will hand over 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SUMO) starting on the first of the year.

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Minister of Finance previously stated that Erbil would begin delivering the oil to Baghdad within the framework of the agreement between the two which was also to include Iraq dispursing the Kurdistan Region’s allotment of the 2020 national budget.

Read More: Kurdistan negotiating team reveals agreements with Baghdad regarding budget, oil

For the first time, Kurdistan Region will participate in preparing the budget bill for 2020, instead of merely having a chance for Kurdish lawmakers to vote on it when submitted to parliament, as in past years' budgets.

Iraq’s Oil Minister, Thamer al-Ghadhban, said in an interview with Al-Sabaah newspaper that “The KRG and Iraq Federal government are serious in solving the oil issue, in which several negotiations with the Kurdish delegation occurred regarding how to move forward.”

“The last two meetings were an intensive discussion on the national budget bill, finding joint mechanisms on how to calculate the Kurdistan Region's share,” added al-Ghadhban.

He also said, “We agreed that Kurdistan Region's production capacity should be no more than 450,000 bpd as it affects Iraq’s production share in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC),” explaining that the agreement will be put into effect starting from Jan. 1, 2020.

The minister also mentioned that, according to current plans, 2020 oil exports from Iraq are set to total 3.8 million bpd, including the 250,000 from the Kurdistan Region.

Following a near-total breakdown of ties between Erbil and Baghdad following the Kurdistan Region's September 2017 independence referendum, the governments have converged on a range of issues, especially after Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi came into office in late 2018. The 250,000 bpd per month amount was agreed upon between Erbil-Baghdad as relations began to improve but has never been carried out.

Editing by John J. Catherine

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Staycat why can't GKP like Genel do a horizontal drill which was very productive, a couple of them off the same pad and a hired PF then 75K is on , they haven't done it as the KRG has got the brakes on IMO.

So GKP saying they have no material information is BS , which is what we all thought anyway.