15.03.2026 17:46
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that, following the halt of oil exports from the southern terminals due to the crisis in the region, they are making efforts to resume exports through the northern line via the Ceyhan Port in Turkey, but the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government has not approved this at this stage.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced that they are making efforts to resume exports through the northern line after the halt of oil exports from the southern terminals, but the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has not approved this.
"NORTH IRAQ REJECTED EXPORTS THROUGH Ceyhan"
In a written statement from the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, it was noted that there was a need to clarify the issue of exports through the northern line due to questions from news agencies, media organizations, and members of parliament in recent times.
The statement expressed that the resumption of exports through the Ceyhan Port in Turkey has come to the agenda in order to reduce the loss caused by the crisis in the region and the halt of southern exports passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
"300 THOUSAND BARRELS OF OIL READY"
The ministry reported that they have been in contact with the KRG Ministry of Natural Resources since the beginning of the crisis and that the Iraqi Ministry of Oil is ready to export up to 300 thousand barrels of oil per day through the pipeline extending to Ceyhan.
Additionally, it was noted that before the current conditions, at least 200 thousand barrels of oil were exported daily from the fields in the KRG, and the total capacity of the mentioned pipeline is approximately 900 thousand barrels per day.
"THEY PRESENTED VARIOUS CONDITIONS"
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil stated that the KRG Ministry of Natural Resources has currently rejected the resumption of exports and has put forward various conditions that are not directly related to crude oil exports.
The ministry emphasized that these conditions could be negotiated after the exports resume, and that the delay in exports would reduce the possibility of compensating for the financial loss caused by the halt of shipments from Iraq's southern terminals. The statement reiterated the call to the KRG Ministry of Natural Resources to immediately resume oil exports within the framework of national interests, the constitution, and the budget law.