Türkiye and Iraq have signed a one-year interim agreement to extend their long-standing Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline agreement by one year, securing a transit capacity of 750 kb/d and ensuring the continued operation of the export route after the previous bilateral agreement expired in late July 2026 (Daily Sabah, 02/08/2026).
The agreement, signed between Türkiye's state pipeline operator BOTAS and Iraq's state-owned oil entities SOMO and North Oil Company, is expected to remain in place while both countries negotiate a broader long-term energy partnership.
The Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which transports crude oil from northern Iraq to Türkiye's Mediterranean export terminal at Ceyhan, has a nameplate capacity of 1.5 mb/d. However, utilisation has remained well below capacity in recent years due to legal disputes and export disruptions. Current flows are estimated at between 170 kb/d and 200 kb/d.
Both governments said the extension is intended as a bridge toward a comprehensive agreement covering oil, electricity and water resources cooperation. Türkiye is also evaluating options to expand the existing network and potentially connect the pipeline system to southern Iraqi oil fields.
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