Pipeline will replace damaged section between Kirkuk and Ceyhan
Iraq has issued a tender for a contract to replace a damaged section of the export pipeline from the Iraqi region of Kirkuk to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, according to Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi.
The new pipeline will start from Baiji City and extend until the Fish-Khabur border area.
Speaking at the Opec meeting in Vienna Al-Luaibi said, “we have already issued a tender to build a new pipeline with a 40-inch diameter and two pumping stations.”
The new pipeline will be able to ship 300,000 barrels a-day (b/d) according to Al-Luaibi.
Production from the disputed territory of Kirkuk stands at around 80,000 b/d. This is currently being shipped by truck to local power stations and refineries.
Baghdad retook control of the Kirkuk region in October using military force.
Prior to the advance by Iraqi troops the region was being controlled by the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan.
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