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A key point in the report states that 100% of customs revenues from the Kurdistan Region’s border points should be handed over to the Iraqi Ministry of Finance. The KRG had previously requested a 50% distribution of the revenue, but the State Council rejected the proposal.

Another point in the report is that any revenue and taxes collected under the laws of the Kurdistan Region would remain entirely with the KRG, with none returned to Baghdad. This includes revenues from municipalities and businesses, such as taxes on barber shops and other small establishments, which the Iraqi finance minister had previously requested be split 50-50.

To address the Kurdistan Region's concerns about sending money to Baghdad and waiting for its return, the State Council proposed a deduction mechanism. For example, if the Kurdistan Region had to send 100 billion dinars in customs revenue to Baghdad while Baghdad owed 400 billion dinars to supplement salaries, the Iraqi Ministry of Finance would directly deduct the 100 billion dinars from the region’s share, sending only 300 billion dinars.

https://channel8.com/english/news/45113

She also revealed that a tripartite meeting involving the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources, and the oil companies is scheduled for Sunday to finalise arrangements for the resumption of oil exports.

Dr. Narmin Maruf, a PUK lawmaker in the Iraqi Parliament, told PUKMEDIA: “Following a request from the Iraqi Council of Ministers, Iraq’s State Council held several meetings to address the existing disagreements regarding the Kurdistan Region’s non-oil revenues.

“The State Council has now concluded its meetings and prepared its report,” she said. “Once reviewed, it is scheduled to be submitted today to the Federal Council of Ministers for a final decision.”

https://www.pukmedia.com/EN/Details/79147

As the Iraqi Council of State meeting concluded regarding the Kurdistan Region’s oil revenues today, a source in the Council told Channel8 that there was no bias in the draft recommendations prepared, neither leaning toward the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) nor the Iraqi side.

The source said that the council has drafted written recommendations, containing more than 12 points, for the Iraqi Council of Ministers, focusing on financial outcomes and revenue management.

https://channel8.com/english/news/45102

She added, "The State Council has concluded its meetings and prepared its report on this matter. After reviewing the report, it is scheduled to be sent today to the Federal Cabinet for an appropriate decision."

She pointed out that "there is an agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government, the federal government, and the oil companies operating in the region, and during the recent period, a new joint agreement was reached."

She explained that "this agreement stipulates that the region will be granted 50,000 barrels per day for domestic use, and that the fee for extracting each barrel of oil produced in the region, which is $16, will be paid in proportion to the quantity of oil produced by the producing companies, not in cash." She indicated that "a tripartite meeting is scheduled to be held today between the Ministry of Oil, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the oil companies to resolve the issue of resuming oil exports from the Kurdistan region."

https://baghdadtoday.news/283596-.html

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Regarding oil companies, Ahmed explained that "the tripartite oil agreement between Baghdad, Erbil, and foreign oil companies will go ahead this time, as it is beneficial to all parties. The oil companies will receive their financial rights in the form of oil, at a value of $16 per barrel. This is beneficial for the companies, as they will not have to wait to receive their rights, and it is also beneficial for the federal government, which will not pay money but rather oil, as it is facing a liquidity crisis." Monitoring data indicates that this mechanism of in-kind payments provides a breathing space for Baghdad in the face of the liquidity crisis, but it remains linked to the stability of global oil prices

https://baghdadtoday.news/283555-.html

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The process of exporting oil from the Kurdistan Region is nearing its conclusion, with expectations that the export operations will officially resume within the next two days.

Delegations from Kurdistan and Oil Companies to Visit Baghdad Tomorrow

According to the information available to Channel8, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Natural Resources, along with representatives from oil companies, will visit Baghdad tomorrow. The purpose of this visit is to finalize the agreement regarding the resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region with the Iraqi government and Iraq’s Ministry of Oil.

The process of exporting oil from the Kurdistan Region is nearing its conclusion, with expectations that the export operations will officially resume within the next two days.

Delegations from Kurdistan and Oil Companies to Visit Baghdad Tomorrow

According to the information available to Channel8, a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Natural Resources, along with representatives from oil companies, will visit Baghdad tomorrow. The purpose of this visit is to finalize the agreement regarding the resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region with the Iraqi government and Iraq’s Ministry of Oil.

https://channel8.com/english/news/45088

Amer Khalil, the company’s director, told Rudaw TV: “The Iraqi government has softened its stance on the demands of the Kurdistan Region’s oil companies, and we have reached over 95% agreement with them on resuming exports.”

He added: “The companies requested guarantees for their rights and entitlements, and the Iraqi government has agreed to provide those guarantees.”

https://x.com/KurdistanWatch/status/1969464189757345883

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The tripartite agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the Iraqi government, and oil companies is expected to be signed early next week. Following months of talks and a preliminary agreement, the pact will allow the resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region to global markets.

Speaking to Channel8, a source in the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that on Thursday night, the Ministry of Natural Resources and oil companies met to review Baghdad’s comments and approved them. The source outlined the main points of the agreement:

Oil exports: Any amount of oil exceeding domestic consumption will be exported.

Domestic needs: 50,000 barrels per day will be allocated for the domestic needs of the Kurdistan Region.

Financial entitlements of companies: The Iraqi government will be responsible for paying the financial entitlements of oil companies, estimated at $16 per barrel, as included in the budget law.

https://channel8.com/english/news/45011

Washington shows strategic interest in Kurdistan’s natural gas reserves, estimated at 200 trillion cubic feet. Experts emphasize its potential to supply Iraq and position the region as an energy hub.

According to the latest figures from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Natural Resources, the Region holds an estimated 200 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, representing nearly 30 percent of the world’s total. Dana Gas, the leading producer in the Kurdistan Region, announced in its latest monthly report that its daily production has now reached 500 million cubic feet.

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/864492/kurdistans-natural-gas-reserves-draw-strategic-interest-from-washington

ERBIL — The recent agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad on the resumption of oil exports has been hailed as a landmark achievement for the Kurdistan Region, with potential ripple effects across Iraq’s energy policy, according to energy and oil contracts expert Dilshad Muwani, who spoke to BasNews.

Muwani emphasized that the deal represents not only an economic and political win for Erbil but also a structural shift in how Iraq manages its oil sector.

Key Provisions of the Agreement:

Under the deal, the Kurdistan Region will supply its daily oil production to Iraq. In return, Baghdad is obliged to allocate one trillion Iraqi dinars to the Kurdistan Region.

Muwani stressed that this arrangement strengthens the KRG’s position:

“The Kurdistan Region is the major winner in this agreement. Iraq is effectively forced to provide budgetary support to the Region in exchange for access to its oil production.”

https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/894888

Kurdistan Justice Party member Aram Mohammed Amin commented on Thursday (September 18, 2025) on the reasons preventing Baghdad and Erbil from resolving the oil export issue, despite reaching preliminary agreements in this regard.

Mohammed Amin told Baghdad Today, "The main reason is the lack of trust between the two parties, in addition to the approaching parliamentary elections. There are those who are trying to exploit this issue for electoral propaganda."

He added, "There are those who consider the KRG's complete delivery of oil to Baghdad to be harmful and a threat to the region's integrity. That's why they're trying to export this to Kurdish public opinion ahead of the elections."

He pointed out that "some Kurdish parties want to exploit the oil export issue in the elections, which is why we see no final agreement being reached between Baghdad and Erbil, and oil being re-exported via the Turkish port of Ceyhan."

https://baghdadtoday.news/283408-.html

Dr. Karim Khasbak, head of Iraq’s State Council, announced via Channel8 that discussions regarding the final decision on Kurdistan Region’s non-oil revenues are still ongoing.

Once a conclusion is reached, it will be formally announced and all parties will be informed.

He emphasized that, according to legal procedures, the Council's work remains confidential until a final decision is made, at which point the content will be disclosed.

https://channel8.com/english/news/44971

ERBIL — Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said on Thursday that an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and international energy companies to resume oil exports from Kurdistan is expected “in the coming days,” raising hopes of ending a protracted dispute that has blocked crude shipments for nearly 18 months.

Basim Khzeir, Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, said in a statement obtained by BasNews that Baghdad was fully prepared to restart exports through the Turkish port of Ceyhan. “We have taken the necessary facilitative measures to restart Kurdistan oil exports as soon as possible,” he said, adding that talks with the KRG and companies were in their final stages.

Khzeir noted that the contracts governing Kurdish oil production were signed by the KRG with international firms and remain under the authority of the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Natural Resources. “In the coming days, we will reach an agreement with the oil companies and the Kurdistan Region,” he said, while acknowledging that firms still had “many demands and obligations” to be addressed.

https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/894836

JUST IN: Iraq's Council of State has refused to draft the common ground it had reached in its Thursday meeting, demanding the presence of a representative from the Kurdistan Region in the meetings, prior to officially submitting its views to the Iraqi cabinet, a source in the Council told The New Region

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1968629484757614871

Iraq's State Council has found common ground on the issue of domestic revenues between Erbil and Baghdad, a source in the Council tells The New Region, adding that the Council is now drafting the understanding that was reached

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1968604270019653951

The Iraqi State Council has concluded its meeting on the non-oil revenues of the Kurdistan Region and is expected to respond to the Iraqi Council of Ministers today.

Channel8 has learned that a delegation from the Kurdistan Region attended the meeting of the Council.

As part of efforts to resolve the issue between the two governments, the State Council’s decision could lead to a final agreement on the distribution of non-oil revenues and the provision of financial entitlements to the Kurdistan Region.

The meeting, which began yesterday, was extended into today to allow the council to submit its legal opinion on the matter.

https://channel8.com/english/news/44904

https://baghdadtoday.news/283398-.html

Erbil, Baghdad, IOCs agreement on resuming oil exports ‘expected by week’s end’

The KRG on Wednesday stressed its willingness to hand over all of its produced oil to Baghdad until a trilateral agreement to resume exports is signed with the international oil companies, which is expected to happen by “the end of this week”

https://thenewregion.com/posts/3067

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1968332182948323831

Cabinet Secretary Amanj Raheem presented a report outlining the latest joint proposal between the KRG and the federal government, which was endorsed during Tuesday’s Iraqi Council of Ministers meeting. The agreement supports handing over all oil produced in the region to Iraq’s State Organization for Marketing of Oil (SOMO), except for domestic consumption, pending the signing of a trilateral oil export agreement.

Until that agreement is finalized, the Kurdistan Region will transfer its oil share to the Federal Oil Ministry. The Council of Ministers instructed the Minister of Natural Resources and the negotiating delegation to take the necessary steps to implement the decision.

https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/864159/krg-council-of-ministers-reviews-oil-exports-non-oil-revenues-and-salary-payments

A top source in the Iraqi government told The New Region on Tuesday that a tripartite agreement between Erbil, Baghdad, and the International Oil Companies (IOCs) regarding the resumption of the Region's oil exports and the handover of non-oil revenues to Baghdad should be announced in the next two days if the Iraqi oil ministry approves the current proposal.

However, the postponement of the State Council's ruling on the handover of non-oil revenues suggests that the timeline for reaching a comprehensive agreement will likely be delayed.

https://thenewregion.com/posts/3066

#BREAKING: KRG spokesperson Peshawa Hawramani tells The New Region that oil companies have accepted treatment under Iraqi law, as opposed to their previous requests of guarantees outside of Iraqi law.

According to Peshwa Hawramani، there is good progress in the tripartite agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi government، and in the past the companies demanded that their rights be guaranteed by foreign courts، but now they have agreed to be treated by Iraqi courts and their rights are guaranteed، and Iraq has agreed to this.

https://www.ava.news/news/34710

https://x.com/thenewregion/status/1968251618593493491