Iraq exported 70 mln barrels of oil in August and current daily exports exceed 3.0 mln bpd, Oil Minister Bassim Mohammed said on state TV. Baghdad has started a pilot to truck crude from southern fields to Kirkuk storage to raise supply into the nort

2026-09-23

Iraq exported 70 mln barrels of oil in August and current daily exports exceed 3.0 mln bpd, Oil Minister Bassim Mohammed said on state TV. Baghdad has started a pilot to truck crude from southern fields to Kirkuk storage to raise supply into the northern export system and lift shipments via Turkey’s Ceyhan port to above 600k bpd. The initiative is aimed at boosting northern-route throughput after conflict involving the US, Israel and Iran disrupted Iraq’s shipments via the Strait of Hormuz. Kurdistan-region output is about 200k bpd.