Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline

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Summary Information

+++ Brief Description

  • Otherwise known as the Iraq - Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline
  • The Iraq - Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline System transports the oil produced in Kirkuk and other areas of Iraq to the Ceyhan (Yumurtalık) Marine Terminal.

+++ Pipeline Status

  • In operation

+++ History

  • 1973 - The Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Agreement was signed
  • 1976 - Construction completed
  • 1984 - First expansion project completed
  • 1987 - Pipeline twinning project completed

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

  1. Republic of Iraq Commences Arbitration against Republic of Turkey and BOTAŞ for Violations of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Agreement