Economy

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Oil producers in the Kurdistan Region on Friday called on US officials at the Munich Security Conference to encourage the Iraqi prime minister to reopen the pipeline with Turkey and allow for oil exports from the Kurdistan Region.

In a statement, the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) called for “urgent” action by the US Congress and the White House to facilitate the reopening of the Ceyhan pipeline between Turkey and Iraq. 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Oil producers in the Kurdistan Region on Saturday denied claims by Baghdad officials that an agreement has been reached to resume the Region’s oil exports.

In a statement, the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) denied “claims by Government of Iraq (GoI) officials that an agreement has been reached among the GoI, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and international oil companies (IOCs) to resume oil exports through the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline (ITP).”