Iraq and oil companies operating in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan failed to reach an agreement during a meeting on Sunday meant to help restart crude oil exports from the northern region.

The Iraqi Ministry of Oil invited oil companies operating in Iraqi Kurdistan to attend an important meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday.

Iraq's Ministry of Oil said on Saturday it had invited global foreign companies operating under the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) umbrella, along with firms contracted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),

Iraqs Ministry of Oil has invited foreign companies operating under the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) and firms contracted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to a crucial meeting

Iraq’s oil minister said he’s hoping crude oil exports from the country’s northern Kurdistan region will restart in two days after a halt of almost two years following a payments dispute.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s federal oil ministry on Saturday invited foreign oil companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to meet on Tuesday with the goal of resolving disputes and advancing oil field development.

Iraq has invited international oil companies and semi-autonomous Kurdistan's energy regulator for talks aimed at restarting crude exports from the region, following a years-long dispute over revenue and costs.

Iraq invited international oil companies operating in the country’s Kurdish region for a meeting next week to help resume flows halted for about two years.

Iraq’s oil minister on Friday said the resumption of Kurdistan Region’s oil exports will be announced “in the coming hours,” nearly two years after they were suspended.