Sanctions and rehabilitation costs impede operation of the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline
Mediterranean Institute for Regional Studies
8/19/2023 10:02:00 AM
After the first visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, to Syria, and his meeting with the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, official Iraqi statements were issued confirming the latter’s readiness to discuss reviving the Iraq-Baniyas oil pipeline amid Iraq’s efforts to find new outlets for export, which raises the question about the possibility of achieving such a step.