As Baghdad ignores Erbil’s concern over a pay dispute, KRG has reportedly halted around 75,000 to 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude flow from the Khurmala oilfield since Monday night, Reuters reported.


"As of yesterday evening, the flow of crude was halted from Khurmala oilfield. We are not sure if it is for technical reasons or a planned stoppage," Iraqi oil ministry sources said on Tuesday.

Before the stoppage, total oil flow from Kurdistan was around 115,000 to 120,000 bpd.

Iraqi Kurdistan has threatened to halt its share of national oil exports again on Sept. 15 over a pay dispute with Iraq's central government as Baghdad stopped paying foreign companies working in Kurdistan region.