KRG takes Kirkuk, Bai Hassan fields The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has dispatched its armed forces and civilian staff to take over nearly the entire North Oil Company (NOC) early Friday, telling workers they are now in charge of the Kirkuk, Bai Hassan and other fields with nearly 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of production capacity.The mobilization of Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers and civilian oil engineers comes after the Oil Ministry demanded NOC workers dismantle the valves of a KRG-installed pipeline connecting KRG-c… 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 .