MESOP NEWS FOCUS : KURDISH OIL EXPLOITED BY THE MULLAHS – Iran to facilitate Kirkuk exports

By trucking crude to Iran, the Oil Ministry would reduce dependence on the KRG-controlled export system and open a new outlet for Kirkuk oil that is currently stranded.

Deputy Oil Minister Karim Hattab , acting Kirkuk Gov. Rakan al-Jabouri  and North Oil Company Director General Farid al-Jadir  lead a meeting with senior provincial oil, security and administrative officials on Nov. 7. Among the topics: speeding up oil field and pipelines development. – By Ben Lando and Staff of Iraq Oil Report – Friday, November 10th, 2017 –

Iraq has announced a preliminary deal to export as much as 60,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Kirkuk oil by truck to Iran, potentially leading to the construction of a long-discussed oil pipeline. If implemented, the agreement would provide Iraq’s federal government with a new alternative for monetizing oil produced in Kirkuk – reducing Baghdad’s dependence on the northern export system to Turkey’s Ceyhan port that is currently controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). – More via  www.mesop.de