Print2online CMS 4.0 http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/ ©2007 CBJ http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/files.php?file= http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/ http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/features/features_nov_dec_09/the_kurdish_battle_for_kirkuk.html Nov/Dec 09 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:41:00 -0600 On Wednesday October 28th 2009, Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdish Region of Iraq, demanded that oil-rich Kirkuk in northern Iraq, about 250 kilometres north of the capital of Baghdad, be declared part of the Kurdish autonomous region. Kirkuk is a big issue as Iraq faces January's parliamentary ballot. The legal brains of the nation are faced with an impossible task: to make voting list http://www.internationalresourcejournal.com/features/features_nov_dec_09/minister_bill_boyd.html Nov/Dec 09 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:59:00 -0600 On October 26th, IRJ had the privilege of speaking with the Honourable Minister Boyd about the potential for the oil and gas industry in Saskatchewan. The province’s boom has been in effect throughout the recession, so we were happy to learn about the province’s efforts in the energy industry. IRJ: Let’s start with the recent sale of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights. What is The International Resource Journal