Turkiye, Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal

The agreement extended a decades-long bilateral arrangement that expired on Monday

August 01, 2026 12:36

ISTANBUL: Turkiye and Iraq signed a one-year agreement on maintaining use of ​the crude oil pipeline between the two countries, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Saturday.

The agreement extended a decades-long bilateral arrangement that expired on Monday which allows the ‌operation of Baghdad’s only ‌functioning export ​pipeline, ‌the ⁠Iraq-Turkiye ​Pipeline (ITP).