The Kerkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which has been closed for ten years, is now on a new route following the stalled negotiations in the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq. According to Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister Basim Mohammed, the opening of the pipeline will allow Baghdad to send 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil to Türkiye by the end of the month.
Recently, positive reflections have been seen in Iraq-Turkey bilateral relations, followed by a statement from Iraq on the issue. While the Baghdad administration has not been favourable to the Iraq-Kurdish Regional Government's agreement with foreign companies to exchange production for some time, according to the statement made, the decision was to open an unused pipeline to Türkiye.
Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Basim Mohammed said, "Repair work is underway and a large crude oil pumping station with storage facilities has been completed. The pipeline will most likely be operational and ready to restart flows by the end of this month."
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