Iraq is transporting crude oil via pipeline.
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Updated Aug 1
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What happened
Iraq is transporting crude oil via pipeline.
Who's involved
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Part of
Iraq requires the Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline to Türkiye and the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline to ensure alternative export routes, relying on southern Gulf terminals.Also in this story
- Iraq and Jordan agreed to accelerate the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline project to diversify Iraq's oil exports.
- Negotiations are underway between Iraq and Türkiye regarding a new oil transport agreement for the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline.
- Potential gas pipeline projects are being considered to connect energy supply centers of GCC states, including utilizing Fujairah, to markets like Turkey.
- Oil majors, including TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, are committing billions to projects in Basra and Kirkuk due to economic crises in Iraq.
The entities involved
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Ceyhan
town and district in Adana Province, Turkey
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Related events
- A pipeline cooperation agreement was signed between Iraq and Syria to connect Iraqi oil fields to the Syrian coast.
- The Iraqi Oil Tankers Company is currently operational to bolster Iraqi oil exports and is planning to secure funding for new oil tankers.
- Iraq is strategically developing its oil and gas sectors.
- The US administration controls Iraqi oil revenue streams, which are deposited into the Federal Reserve Bank account.
- In 2016, WikiLeaks published a list of US critical infrastructure, coinciding with an attack on an Iraqi oil refinery.