Iraq Resumes Oil Exports through Turkish Ceyhan pipeline

Thursday, 7th August 2025
by Fatma Ahmed

DOHUK, IRAQ, MAY 31: An employee works at the Tawke oil field near the town of Zacho on May 31, 2009 in Dohuk province about 250 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan began crude oil exports on June 1, 2009 for the first time from two major oil fields, piping around 90,000 barrels per day (bpd). (Photo by Muhannad Fala’ah/Getty Images)

The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, stated that the country is resuming exporting oil through the Turkish Ceyhan pipeline on August 6 or 7.

This came during the opening of several development and rehabilitation projects at oil stations in Kirkuk region.

He elaborated that the initial volume of exports amounted to 80,000 barrels per day (bbl/d), after the agreement with the Kurdistan region.

Abdul Ghani noted that Iraq was able to increase its production by 256,000 bbl/d at the wet oil station, pointing out that its total capacity in northern Kirkuk reached 90,000 bbl/d.

Recently, Turkey announced that it will supply Syria with natural gas starting from August 2.

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Fatma Ahmed is a staff writer with six years’ experience in Journalism. She is working in the field of oil and gas for four years. She also worked in the field of economic journalism for 2 years. Fatma has a Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication.