Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Impulse Energy Corporation

شركة إمبلس إنرجي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Not charged as of the date of writing

Named, for example as an office holder, bank owner or licence holder, with no charge, conviction, sanction or official finding.

What the documents say

Not charged as of the date of writing. OCCRP reported that Impulse was registered one day before it took a share of the Ain Sifni exploration contract with the KRG in September 2007, that it made a payment to the Barzani family company GEGI Management, and that the KRG took back its share in July 2011 and sold it on for an estimated USD 170 million. No accusation of a crime is made.

Kind
Company
Roles
  • British Virgin Islands company run by Sarwar and Laween Pedawi; junior partner with Hunt Oil in the Ain Sifni block from 2007

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Barzani brothers' US properties worth over USD 100 million and payments from the GEG and Ster conglomerates: OCCRP investigation (from 2005 to 2025)British Virgin Islands company run by Sarwar and Laween Pedawi; junior partner with Hunt Oil in the Ain Sifni block from 2007Not charged as of the date of writingNot charged as of the date of writing. OCCRP reported that Impulse was registered one day before it took a share of the Ain Sifni exploration contract with the KRG in September 2007, that it made a payment to the Barzani family company GEGI Management, and that the KRG took back its share in July 2011 and sold it on for an estimated USD 170 million. No accusation of a crime is made.19 October 2026

Documents

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  1. OCCRP and Government Accountability Project8 October 2025Press reportTier D

    Mansions, Horses, and Designer Bags: How the Ruling Family of Iraqi Kurdistan Splurged in the U.S.

    Between 2005 and 2019, holding companies ultimately owned by the brothers acquired 31 properties across the United States, including mansions and commercial real estate, worth over $100 million.
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