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Kirkuk-Türkiye Pipeline Expected to Resume Within One Week
(MENAFN) Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Oil Minister, Hayyan Abdul Ghani, stated on Monday that alternative export strategies are being prepared following the halt of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. He indicated that the Kirkuk-Türkiye oil pipeline could be reactivated “within a week” without routing through the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (KRG).
In a video statement, the minister highlighted that Iraq produces around 4.4 million barrels of crude oil per day according to its OPEC quota. However, he explained that a few days after the outbreak of the conflict, exports stopped due to military developments in the Gulf and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq had previously exported roughly 3.4 million barrels per day, primarily via southern ports such as the Basra Oil Terminal. Following the closure of the strait, the Ministry of Oil was compelled to scale back production at its fields.
“Oil production has now been reduced to 1.5–1.6 million barrels per day to meet the needs of refineries and power plants. Refineries are currently operating at the highest level of their design capacities, continuing to produce gasoline, diesel, white petroleum products, and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). In addition, a certain amount of stock is being kept for emergencies,” he said.
The minister added that Iraq is assessing the use of Türkiye’s Ceyhan Port to resume exports and has also opened tenders for shipments via Syria’s Baniyas Port and the Aqaba pipeline route.
Regarding the Kirkuk-Türkiye pipeline, which transports Kirkuk crude to Türkiye at a capacity of 200,000–250,000 barrels per day, Abdul Ghani noted that final testing and maintenance are underway. He said hydrostatic testing on a roughly 100-kilometer (62-mile) section is expected to conclude within a week.
“Oil will be fed directly from the Kirkuk fields into the pipeline (the Iraq-Türkiye pipeline) and can be sent to Türkiye without passing through the KRG,” he confirmed.
In a video statement, the minister highlighted that Iraq produces around 4.4 million barrels of crude oil per day according to its OPEC quota. However, he explained that a few days after the outbreak of the conflict, exports stopped due to military developments in the Gulf and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq had previously exported roughly 3.4 million barrels per day, primarily via southern ports such as the Basra Oil Terminal. Following the closure of the strait, the Ministry of Oil was compelled to scale back production at its fields.
“Oil production has now been reduced to 1.5–1.6 million barrels per day to meet the needs of refineries and power plants. Refineries are currently operating at the highest level of their design capacities, continuing to produce gasoline, diesel, white petroleum products, and LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). In addition, a certain amount of stock is being kept for emergencies,” he said.
The minister added that Iraq is assessing the use of Türkiye’s Ceyhan Port to resume exports and has also opened tenders for shipments via Syria’s Baniyas Port and the Aqaba pipeline route.
Regarding the Kirkuk-Türkiye pipeline, which transports Kirkuk crude to Türkiye at a capacity of 200,000–250,000 barrels per day, Abdul Ghani noted that final testing and maintenance are underway. He said hydrostatic testing on a roughly 100-kilometer (62-mile) section is expected to conclude within a week.
“Oil will be fed directly from the Kirkuk fields into the pipeline (the Iraq-Türkiye pipeline) and can be sent to Türkiye without passing through the KRG,” he confirmed.
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