Iraq and Turkiye sign one-year Ceyhan crude pipeline transport agreement
Iraq's oil minister signed a one-year agreement with the Turkish side on 1 August 2026 (10 Mordad 1405), setting a minimum crude transport rate of 750,000 barrels per day through the Iraq to Turkiye pipeline to the Port of Ceyhan. Iraq's prime minister said the same day that Iraqi and Turkish companies would begin operations under the deal. It stands until a wider framework covering oil, electricity and water is completed.
Recorded figures
- Status
- signed
- Volume
- 750,000 bpd minimum transport rate
- term
- 12 months
- capacity
- about 1.5 million bpd maximum pipeline capacity
- current flow
- about 170,000 bpd per Turkish data, as of 4 August 2026
- counterparties
- BOTAS of Turkiye with SOMO and NOC of Iraq
As of Aug 1, 2026
Media
The Iraq to Turkiye crude pipeline route to the Port of Ceyhan, subject of the one-year agreement signed on 1 August 2026.
Source: Shafaq News
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Shafaq News · Shafaq News
It sets a minimum Iraqi crude transport rate of 750,000 barrels per day through the pipeline, pending completion of a wider framework.
Cited Aug 1, 2026
The deal was struck between Turkish state firm BOTAS and Iraq's state oil companies SOMO and NOC on Saturday, covering a daily capacity of 750,000 barrels; the pipeline currently carries about 170,000 bpd of its 1.5 million bpd capacity (4 August 2026).
Cited Aug 4, 2026
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