Ministry of Oil: Iraq to announce re-export of Kurdistan oil via SOMO within hours
Ministry of Oil: Iraq to announce re-export of Kurdistan oil via SOMO within hours
2025-02-28
Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani said on Friday that Iraq will announce in the coming hours the start of exporting the region’s oil through the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO). The Ministry of Oil said in a statement that “Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani Al-Sawad visited the Khor Al-Zubair port to see the gas pipeline connection operations.”
According to the statement, Abdul Ghani confirmed that “Iraq will announce in the coming hours the commencement of the region’s oil export operations through the State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) via the Turkish port of Ceyhan at an initial rate of 185,000 barrels, gradually increasing to reach the capacity specified in the general federal budget.”
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