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Iraq to increase production from Kirkuk oil fields

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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Oil Minister Basim Khudair announced on Thursday plans to increase oil production from the Kirkuk oilfields.



The decision intends to capitalize on a recent agreement with Turkey for exporting oil to the port of Ceyhan.



This move also aims to circumvent the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and increase Iraq’s oil exports via ports on the Mediterranean. 



The instruction utilizes the recently expanded Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline deal, with the goal of increa

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