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Iraq, Turkey Still In Talks To Resume Oil Flows

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Iraq is in talks with Turkey to resume northern oil exports via the Turkish port of Ceyhan, Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani said.

  • “There are talks with the Turkish side to resume pumping and we are hoping to receive soon a Turkish delegate to resolve this issue,” the minister said.
  • The latest talks are going well and exports will restart shortly, Abdul Ghani added.
  • Iraqi crude oil exports fell to the lowest in nearly two years in May to 3.27mbpd, down from 3.32mbpd in April according to Bloomberg vessel-tracking.
  • Iraq had hoped to receive an official response from Turkey’s Botas to resume flows once the general election in Turkey took place.

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