Iraq's Oil Exports via Turkey Surge to 500,000 Bpd

Iraq has boosted its crude oil exports via the Turkish Mediterranean port Ceyhan to 500,000 barrels per day bpd, as OPEC’s second-largest producer has started trucking Basrah crude to the pipeline system to the north. Iraq has hiked exports from Turkey to 500,000 bpd for the first time since pipeline operations resumed in September 2025, climbing from about 350,000 bpd, a source at the North Oil Company told the Kurdistan 24 outlet on Monday.

Since the Iran war began and crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz crippled Iraqi production and exports, the second-biggest oil producer in the Gulf after Saudi Arabia began relying more on alternative routes to ship its oil to customers.