Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Iraq Resumes Oil Exports from Kurdistan to Turkey
Iraq is once again sending oil from the Kurdistan region to Turkey.
This restart happened after a pause of two and a half years.
The Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government worked together to make this happen.
The agreement means Iraq can sell its oil and support its economy.
The Iraqi Prime Minister also announced a plan to reduce the country's reliance on oil and focus on diversifying the economy, including projects like the Al-Faw Grand Port.
Iraq resumed crude oil exports from the Kurdistan region to Turkey.
Export operations began Saturday at 6 am local time.
The halt lasted two-and-a-half years.
The Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government collaborated on the agreement.
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani announced a vision to diversify the Iraqi economy.
- Who
- Iraq's Oil Ministry, Iraqi federal government, Kurdistan Regional Government
- What
- Resumption of crude oil exports
- When
- Saturday (local time)
- Where
- From Kurdistan region to Turkey
- Why
- Due to an agreement between the Iraqi federal government and Kurdistan Regional Government
- Event
- Resumption of oil exports
- Region
- Kurdistan
- Pipeline
- Iraq-Turkey
- Date of Resumption
- Saturday (local time)
- Previous Halt
- March 2023
