A court in the US has dismissed a case over a cargo of Iraqi Kurdish oil, which faced controversy after Iraq attempted to block the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) from directly exporting oil, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The lawsuit was dismissed on Wednesday by District Court Judge Gray Miller because the vessel carrying the crude sailed away after the US-based buyer balked at taking delivery, due to the controversy and ongoing legal wrangling.
As this case was dismissed, it remains unclear whether the KRG has the right to export oil from its lands without permission from Baghdad.
The KRG said on Thursday the dismissal showed that there is "no legal obstacle in the United States or elsewhere to the KRG's exercise of its right under the Iraqi Constitution to market and sell oil around the world."