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土耳其要求伊拉克保障两国间输油管道获“充分使用”
Xin Hua She·2025-07-30 02:12

Core Points - Turkey submitted a draft energy cooperation agreement to Iraq regarding the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, aiming to establish a mechanism to ensure the pipeline's full utilization [1] - The Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, built under a 1970s agreement, once transported oil from the Kurdish region to Turkey, reaching about 0.5% of global oil supply [2] - The pipeline has been inactive, with a designed capacity of nearly 1.5 million barrels per day, and has never operated at full capacity [1][2] - Iraq's central government has accused the Kurdish region of unauthorized oil exports, leading to a $1.5 billion arbitration ruling against Turkey for importing oil without central government authorization [2] - Turkey's government announced that the 1973 energy cooperation agreement will expire on July 27, 2026, and is negotiating a new agreement covering oil, gas, petrochemicals, and electricity [3] - A recent agreement between Iraq's central government and the Kurdish region allows oil exports through a government-controlled company, with prepayments of $16 per barrel contingent on a minimum daily volume of 230,000 barrels [5]