Iraq is not expecting to export crude oil via the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline anytime soon, Basim Mohammed Khudhair, Iraq’s deputy oil minister, said.

• The government is repairing the state Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, which has been out of service for almost ten years after damages caused by Islamic State attacks, as part of plans to expand export routes.
• Khudhair said oil exports through the state pipeline won’t be able to resume soon, though, as talks are still pending with the Kurdistan Regional Government and other relevant parties.
• “Until now there is no agreement on a certain price for the production cost for every barrel,” he said. The Iraqi government is also waiting for the KRG and the companies working in the region to submit their contracts, he said.