Iraq Says Kurdistan Oil Exports Likely to Resume ‘This Week’

Iraq expects oil exports from its Kurdistan region to resume as soon as this week following a two-year halt, after a landmark deal was reached with producers, its foreign minister said.

Flows through the key Ceyhan pipeline from Kurdistan to Turkey’s Mediterranean coast will resume “most likely this week,” Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in an interview in New York late on Wednesday. He added that Baghdad has also started negotiations with Turkey for a new pipeline agreement as the current one expires in 2026.