US backs more energy investment in Kurdistan region: Energy secretary

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is brushing off the Iraqi central government’s objections to new deals worth $110 billion that were signed earlier this week with American firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros to develop Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil and gas reserves.

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright signaled the administration would continue to pursue energy investments in the country’s northern autonomous region in order to help develop its untapped resources.

“We are very keen to work…