Oil flowed from Homs to the terminal in Baniyas, while a pipeline connected Kirkuk to the refinery in Homs. Discussions focused on restoring oil pipelines between the two countries.

The entities involved

• Homs →

  city in western Syria

  • Homs, a major city in Syria, is currently facing destruction due to the ongoing civil war and related protests.Sat 12:58
  • Intense government bombardments are causing mass displacement in Homs, while the transitional government works to facilitate the safe return of those affected.Sat 12:58
• Baniyas →

  Syrian city

  Nothing else this week.

• Kirkuk →

  city in Iraq

  • CTS targets remnants of ISIS operating in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraq.Mon 10:50
  • Iranian attacks are targeting Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDPI) sites, and these actions are now impacting the status of Kirkuk.Thu 13:19
• Iraq →

  sovereign state in Western Asia

  • Basra hosts the Grand Faw Port project, serving as a key transit hub for trade routes connecting China and Europe.Mon 17:06
  • Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical risks in the Middle East affect oil prices, with Iraq ready to resume production.Mon 16:22

Related events

• Iraq and Turkey signed a pipeline deal to boost oil exports using the Kirkuk-Ceyhan route.Aug 1
• The Iraq Petroleum Company, built in the 1950s, is involved in pipeline projects connecting Basra oilfields to Baniyas, with exploration underway for a revival of the route to Kirkuk.Sep 15
• Iraq is planning new oil pipelines connecting Basra, Kirkuk, and Ceyhan, with Qatar's UCC joining the project consortium.Jul 19
• Amid the Hormuz blockade, the US is pushing for high-level oil pipeline deals to route Iraqi commodity imports through Syrian ports.Aug 7
• Iraq launched drones targeting a Saudi pipeline that carries crude oil to Yanbu port.Sep 13