Full Article - Positive Update6 Jul 2023 17:34
Iraqi Oil Minister says negotiations with Turkey to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region continue, but they will increase oil production from southern Iraq to compensate for the suspension of oil exports. On gas, he said, through the fifth and sixth round of contracts for the gas fields, they can reach "self-sufficiency" and export gas.
Iraqi Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani said Thursday that negotiations with Turkey continue to resume oil exports through the port of Ceyhan, which Turkey says was caused by an earthquake The pipe has been damaged.
The oil minister said the Iraqi side should participate in repairing the damage to the "joint" pipeline between the two countries. He also points to Iraq's "great experience" in repairing damaged pipelines.
Abdul Ghani said the oil exported through the port was 500,000 barrels per day.
The Iraqi oil minister said that the suspension of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region will harm the Iraqi budget and this is not allowed, so they are working to increase oil exports in the south of the country in order to compensate for the deficit; To that end, they exported 50,000 barrels more last month.