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 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.

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

Despite Iraqi government assurances, foreign oil companies operating in Kurdistan have refused to resume oil exports immediately, demanding formal agreements and payment assurances.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s federal oil ministry on Saturday invited foreign oil companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to meet on Tuesday with the goal of resolving disputes and advancing oil field development.

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’s oil minister on Friday said the resumption of Kurdistan Region’s oil exports will be announced “in the coming hours,” nearly two years after they were suspended.

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 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.