Talks to speed a resumption in oil exports from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have been delayed until Thursday because of disagreements over terms between oil companies and the oil ministry,

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.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region emphasized on Tuesday that the absence of a formal agreement with the Iraqi government remains the main obstacle to resuming Kurdish oil exports after nearly two years of halt.

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

Eight international oil firms operating in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said they would not resume oil exports through Turkey's Ceyhan on Friday despite an announcement from Baghdad that the restart was imminent.

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 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 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.