Iraq is working to expand oil exports through Türkiye's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan and develop export routes via Syria's Baniyas and Jordan's Aqaba ports, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said Friday.
Crude oil sales account for nearly 90% of Iraq's revenue, but its exports have been hurt by the outbreak of the Middle East war between Iran and the United States, which choked off the Strait of Hormuz.
Iraq, an OPEC founding member, was forced to halt production in most of its oil fields during the war as reservoirs filled up.
Al-Zaidi said he wants to increase the country's oil production to as much as 10 million barrels a day within six years.
"We are working to increase Iraq's share within the OPEC+ framework, and we aim to reach a production of 9 to 10 million barrels per day in six years," he told a panel in Baghdad.
