At a Glance

• Oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through Turkey’s Ceyhan port have reached 220,000 barrels per day, according to Channel8’s tracking.

• The daily volume has increased by 15,000 barrels since the beginning of November.

• Shipments of Basra and Kirkuk crude through the Kurdistan Region’s pipeline route have declined.

• A combined 372,000 barrels of Kurdistan Region, Basra and Kirkuk crude were exported through the route on Tuesday, November 10.

Oil exports from the Kurdistan Region to Türkiye’s Ceyhan port have risen to 220,000 barrels per day, while shipments of crude from Basra and Kirkuk through the same pipeline route have declined, according to information obtained by Channel8 from the North Oil Company.

Key Statements and Focus Areas

Kurdistan Region Exports Increase

According to information obtained by Channel8 from the North Oil Company:

• By the end of October, daily exports from the Kurdistan Region’s oil fields had reached a maximum of 205,000 barrels.

• Since the beginning of November, exports have increased by 15,000 barrels per day, reaching 220,000 barrels.

• The latest figure reflects an increase compared with the end of last month.

Basra and Kirkuk Shipments Decline

• Tankers operated by companies transporting Basra crude have not delivered the oil to the pipeline route in recent days.

• Those shipments previously amounted to around 60,000 barrels per day.

• Exports could resume in the coming days, according to the information provided to Channel8.

Oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through the pipeline to Turkey’s Ceyhan port have increased to 220,000 barrels per day, marking a rise of 15,000 barrels compared with the beginning of November.

Information obtained by Channel8 from the North Oil Company indicates that daily exports from the Region’s oil fields had reached a maximum of 205,000 barrels by the end of October. The volume has since increased to 220,000 barrels per day.

However, shipments of Basra and Kirkuk crude through the same route have declined. Tankers operated by companies transporting Basra oil have not delivered their usual volumes, which previously stood at around 60,000 barrels per day. The shipments may resume in the coming days.

Basra and Kurdistan Region Crude Combined

On Tuesday, November 10, a total of 177,000 barrels of crude transported from Basra reached Khurmala. Of that amount, 90,000 barrels were sent to the KAR refinery, while 87,000 barrels were exported alongside 65,000 barrels of Kirkuk crude.

This brought combined exports of Basra and Kirkuk crude to 152,000 barrels. Added to the Kurdistan Region’s 220,000 barrels, the total volume transported through the pipeline route to Ceyhan reached 372,000 barrels on Tuesday.

The information also indicated that an average of more than 400,000 barrels of crude had reached Ceyhan daily over the preceding 10 days.

The North Oil Company stressed that daily export volumes fluctuate, reaching around 450,000 barrels on some days and falling below that level on others. On November 1, the volume reached 506,000 barrels.

FYI

The pipeline route through the Kurdistan Region provides an export corridor for crude from both the Region and federal Iraqi oil fields to Turkey’s Ceyhan port. The latest figures show an increase in the Region’s own export volume, alongside a decline in some shipments of Basra crude. Because daily deliveries fluctuate, individual-day figures should be distinguished from the average volumes recorded over a longer period.

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