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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Kurdish Businessman Says Not Involved in Gas Export Talks, Region’s Capacity Low

An Iraqi oil employee checks pipelines at the Bai Hassan oilfield, west of Kirkuk, October 19, 2017. (AFP)

A Kurdish businessman whose home was hit by Iranian ballistic missiles this month has said he is not involved in and has no knowledge of plans to export natural gas from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region to Europe.

Baz Karim Barzanji, the CEO of a major domestic energy company called KAR Group, also said Kurdistan does not have the capacity to export natural gas in the near future, apparently contradicting statements by the Kurdish government this week.

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