Türkiye is seeking to extend pipeline infrastructure to transport oil and natural gas from Iraq and the Gulf to Europe, according to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.
Ankara and Baghdad signed on Saturday a one-year deal on maintaining the use of the crude oil pipeline running from Kirkuk in northern Iraq to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.
The agreement extended a decades-long bilateral arrangement that expired last week and that allowed the operation of Baghdad's only functioning export pipeline, the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline.
The deal comes as Iraq moves to strengthen the resilience of its oil export infrastructure following disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S.-Iran war began in February.
The extension allows time for talks on a more comprehensive agreement between Türkiye and Iraq covering cooperation in the oil, electricity and water resources sectors.
