Companies with contracts with the KRG

A growing list of international energy companies have signed contracts with the KRG, despite the fact that the Iraqi government in Baghdad has declared any oil deals signed with the KRG illegal. A KRG official said in December 2012 that there were 45 to 50 contractors now working in the region.

The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of the international firms with operations in the region, listed by country. The list was compiled from the relevant corporate websites, accessed in December 2012:

Austria
OMV: www.omv.com

Canada
Groundstar Resources: www.groundstarresources.com

Niko Resources: www.nikoresources.com

Shamaran Petroleum: www.shamaranpetroleum.com

Talisman Energy: www.talisman-energy.com

Vast Exploration: www.vastexploration.com

WesternZagros: www.westernzagros.com

China
Addax Petroleum: www.addaxpetroleum.com

Hungary
MOL: www.mol.hu

India
Reliance Industries: www.ril.com

Norway
DNO International: www.dno.no

Papua New Guinea
Oil Search: www.oilsearch.com

Russia
Gazprom: www.gazprom.com

South Korea
Korea National Oil Company: www.knoc.co.kr

Turkey
Dogan Enerji: www.doganholding.com.tr

Genel Energy: www.genelenergy.com

Petoil: www.petoil.com.tr

United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA): www.taqa.ae

United Kingdom
Afren: www.afren.com

Gulf Keystone Petroleum: www.gulfkeystone.com

Perenco: www.perenco.com

Sterling Energy: www.sterlingenergyuk.com

United States
Aspect Energy: www.aspectenergy.com (in process of divesting assets December 2012)

Chevron: www.chevron.com

Hess: www.hess.com

Hunt Petroleum: www.huntoil.com

Murphy Oil Corporation: www.murphyoilcorp.com

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