Kurdistan Oil Exports Surge After Pipeline Restart

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The export availability of crude oil from Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan continues to increase after the pipeline from northern Iraq to the Turkish Mediterranean coast resumed flows on Saturday, one of the foreign companies operating in Kurdistan said on Monday.  UK-listed Gulf Keystone Petroleum confirmed that crude oil exports from its operated Shaikan field in Kurdistan via the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline commenced on Saturday, September 27, 2025.  “Export volumes are expected to reach full capacity in the next…