Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq v. 1,032,212 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL et al

  1. January 09, 2015

    Iraq Can Sue In Texas Court Over Disputed Kurdistan Oil

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday allowed the Iraqi government to sue the Kurdistan Regional Government in a dispute over more than one million barrels of crude oil stranded aboard a tanker off the coast of Galveston for almost six months.

  2. September 05, 2014

    Iraq Takes Another Swing At Seizing Disputed Kurdistan Oil

    The Iraqi government refiled a complaint in Texas federal court Thursday seeking the seizure of over 1 million barrels of oil from a tanker floating near Galveston, Texas, that it claims was illegally pumped from its semiautonomous Kurdistan region, after a previous seizure order was tossed on jurisdictional grounds.

  3. August 26, 2014

    1M Barrels Of Disputed Kurdistan Oil Won't Be Seized

    A Texas federal judge on Monday threw out an order for the seizure of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a tanker floating near Galveston, Texas, that the Iraqi government claims was illegally pumped from semiautonomous Kurdistan, saying the dispute is outside U.S. jurisdiction.

  4. August 04, 2014

    Kurdistan Wants Seizure Of 1M Barrels Of Oil Reversed

    Kurdistan's regional government asked a Texas federal judge on Monday to vacate an order for the seizure of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a tanker floating near Galveston, Texas, claiming the court doesn't have admiralty jurisdiction over the case.

  5. July 30, 2014

    Kurdistan Government Will Fight $100M Oil Seizure In Texas

    Kurdistan's regional government on Wednesday vowed to challenge the attempted seizure of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a tanker floating near Galveston, Texas, which the Iraqi government claims was pumped illegally from wells in semiautonomous Kurdistan.

  6. July 29, 2014

    Texas Judge Orders Seizure Of $100M Of Kurdistan Oil

    A Texas federal judge on Monday ordered the seizure of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a tanker floating near Galveston on the basis of claims from the Iraqi government the oil was pumped illegally from wells in Kurdistan. 

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