Iraq to Increase Oil Exports from Basra via Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline to 140,000 bpd – News and Statistics

May 16, 2026

Iraq is preparing to increase its oil exports from the southern port of Basra through the Kirkuk-Kurdistan-Turkey pipeline in the coming two weeks, according to a source from the North Oil Company (NOC) cited by the official Iraqi News Agency. The source, referenced by the shipping news outlet PULSE, detailed that nearly 400 tankers depart daily from the Zubair station in Basra Governorate to the K1 station, which is owned by NOC in Kirkuk.

Within NOC’s facilities, 28 unloading points…