Oil flows from Iraq’s Kurdistan region to Türkiye's Ceyhan port are running at 150,000-160,000 barrels per day after their resumption on September 27, two industry sources told Reuters.
Iraq's oil ministry undersecretary Bassem Mohamed earlier said that the resumption of Kurdish oil flows will help raise the country's exports to nearly 3.6 million bpd in the coming days.
Iraq's production and export levels will remain within its OPEC quota of 4.2 million bpd, he said.
Iraq, the group's largest overproducer, was among states that submitted updated plans to OPEC in April to make further oil output cuts to compensate for pumping above agreed quotas.
Flows through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline were halted in March 2023 when the International Chamber of Commerce ordered Türkiye to pay Iraq $1.5 billion in damages for unauthorised exports by the Kurdish regional authorities.
