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Iraq seeks exemption from implementing OPEC+ oil output deal in Q1 2021 – Reports

Cairo, Sep 2 (Sputnik) The Iraqi Oil Ministry has held talks with the OPEC+ countries to release Baghdad of commitments to implement the deal on the oil output reduction during the first quarter of 2021, Iraq's as-Sabah newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar.
All the figures provided by Iraq's oil ministry exclude the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in the north. Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil is operated by its own ministry, state and private companies. In April, the Kurdistan region affirmed its commitment to adhere to the OPEC+ agreement to cut the oil production.
The Iraqi central government's possible exemption from the OPEC+ obligations has been discussed with major oil producers during three meetings, according to Abdul Jabbar.
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