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Iraq, United States
HKN Energy emerges as key US asset in Middle East energy sector

HKN Energy founder Ross Perot Jr. at the White House where he and other oil executives were summoned to discuss opportunities in Venezuela, on 9 January 2026.
HKN Energy founder Ross Perot Jr. at the White House where he and other oil executives were summoned to discuss opportunities in Venezuela, on 9 January 2026. © Andrew Leyden/Zuma Press Wire/Reuters
While all eyes are on Iran and the strait of Hormuz, Washington is quietly reorienting its energy policy to Iraq's Kurdistan region. Playing a strategic role in this shift is Texas-based firm HKN Energy, which operates several oil fields in the region and is close to the Trump administration. [...]
Reading time 2 minutes Matt Bernardini

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