Turkey pipeline deal sets challenging target for Iraqi oil exports

A temporary agreement enables Iraq's northern exports to keep flowing but sets a 750,000 bpd expectation that will be difficult to meet.

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar (center) and Iraqi Oil Minister Bassim Mohammed Khudair (center left) oversee a ceremony on Aug. 1, 2026, for the signing of a temporary agreement to enable continued oil flows through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline after the expiration of a previous treaty. (Photo credit: Iraqi Oil Ministry)

Energy

Iraq signals progress in reviving Turkey pipeline

Rehabilitated federal Iraqi pipeline route to Turkey offers future strategic value but no short-term export boost.

Politics

Maarij arrested in widening corruption crackdown

A second deputy oil minister has been ensnared in an expanding operation that has also taken down several MPs, with potential to reshape Iraq's political power balance.

Security

Renewed drone threats put Iraq’s energy recovery at risk

Twin threats to southern oil exports and Kurdistan's gas supply show Iran-aligned armed groups can still hit Iraq's energy lifelines.

Interviews

Q&A: Bassim Mohammed Khudair, Deputy Oil Minister for Upstream

Iraq's top upstream oil official confirms that production, curtailed by war, is ready to surge back online — but only once ships can reliably resume Basra Gulf export loadings.