Kurdish exports in limbo Samir’s Mohammedia refinery in Morocco, upgraded in 2009 by Tekfen Engineering. (Source: Tekfen Engineering) The Kurdish-chartered oil tanker United Leadership is stuck in a purgatory of political and legal controversy, sailing in circles off the coast of Morocco. The autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has not yet offloaded its first-ever ship full of independent pipeline exports, and no money has landed in the KRG’s account in Turkey’s Halkbank, according to two senior Turkish government officials. For the moment, at least, the sale has been prevented by legal and commercial threats fro… This content is for registered users. Please login to continue. If you are not a registered user, you may purchase a subscription or sign up for a free trial .