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Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline

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29: 253:) on the Turkey-Iraq border, where it is connected to the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline. This 36-inch (910 mm) diameter pipeline has capacity of 150,000 barrels per day (24,000 m/d). It allows the export of oil from the Taq Taq and Tawke oil fields. On 23 May 2014, the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that the first oil transported via the new pipeline was loaded into a tanker at Ceyhan. 305: 291: 277: 228:
halted oil supplies through the pipeline. On 16 August 2013, at around 0100 GMT near the al-Shura area 60 km to the south of the city of Mosul a bomb attack damaged the pipeline. On 3 September 2013, at around 0200 GMT near Ein al-Jahash area, a bomb attack damaged the pipeline.
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In March 2023, the International Chamber of Commerce ruled that the pumping agreement between the Kurdistan Region and the Turkish government was illegal, causing the pumping of petroleum products to and from the Kurdistan Region to cease.
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The pipeline consists of two pipes with diameters of 46 inches (1,170 mm) and 40 inches (1,020 mm) and designed capacity of 1,100 thousand and 500 thousand barrels per day (~5.5
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Iraq is considering building a new Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline to bypass attack-prone areas and double the export capacity.
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of Iraq completed a pipeline from the Taq Taq oil field through
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target since 2003. On 26 October 2009, the blast near
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Location of Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline
Iraq
Turkey
Kirkuk
Iraq
Ceyhan
Turkey
Kirkuk
Iraq
Ceyhan
oil
export
sabotage
Mosul
Kurdistan Regional Government
Khurmala
Dahuk
Fesh Khabur
Iraq portal
Turkey portal
icon
Energy portal
Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline
Samsun–Ceyhan pipeline
Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
"Gulf states mull over Hormuz bypass"
Upstream Online
"Explosion at fuel pipeline west of Baghdad"
USA Today
"Blast rocks Kirkuk export link"

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