Jiyad: Once Again, Turkey Violates the Pipeline Agreement

By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.

Once Again, Turkey Violates the Pipeline Agreement

Turkish media has recently reported on a potential new breach by Turkey of the Kirkuk-Ceyhan crude oil pipeline agreement.

This alleged violation involves Turkey extending an oil pipeline from the "Gabar" oilfield and connecting it to the Iraqi Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline (KCOP).

According to the reports:

1. Oil produced from the Gabar oilfield and the Kandil region would be transported to the "Idle" site, and from there to Dörtyol and Ceyhan.
2. Currently, 50,000 barrels per day are transported by a fleet of 225 trucks.
3. The 37 km pipeline from the Gabar oilfield to the connecting point with KCOP is reportedly almost half finished.
4. Turkey aims to produce one million barrels per day from that region.

Below is what I consider appropriate and important regarding this matter:

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Mr Jiyad is an independent development consultant, scholar and Associate with the former Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES), London. He was formerly a senior economist with the Iraq National Oil Company and Iraq's Ministry of Oil, Chief Expert for the Council of Ministers, Director at the Ministry of Trade, and International Specialist with UN organizations in Uganda, Sudan and Jordan. He is now based in Norway (Email: mou-jiya(at)online.no, Skype ID: Ahmed Mousa Jiyad). Read more of Mr Jiyad's biography here.