For years, one troubling question has cast a long shadow over Kurdistan’s oil and gas sector: how will foreign companies monetize their investments? The answer is now in sight, and it lies in the events of 2014.The obstacles to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) oil development have always been primarily political. Iraq’s central government claims primary authority over the oil sector, including contracting, field management, and exports, and it has enforced its prerogatives la…