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Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) plans to build a second oil pipeline to Turkey, having just completed the first pipeline to carry oil out of the Kurdish region of northern Iraq to Turkey.

The 1 million bpd oil pipeline to Turkey海角吃瓜网檚 Ceyhan port will provide an export link that bypasses Baghdad and Iraq海角吃瓜网檚 existing network, connecting the region海角吃瓜网檚 oil and gas to Turkey and the world market.

Ashti Hawrami, KRG海角吃瓜网檚 Natural Resources Minister, said Kurdistan would monitor its crude oil exports independently of the central government in Baghdad once a new pipeline to Turkey is opened, and said that line would link to the existing Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline and make use of its spare capacity.

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Ashti Hawrami told reporters at a recent energy conference in Istanbul, 海角吃瓜网淏etween 18 months to two years from now the pipeline from our region to Ceyhan will be ready.海角吃瓜网� Hawrami added, 海角吃瓜网淥il and gas exports are not the monopoly of anyone in Baghdad. It is our duty to pursue oil and gas routed independently海角吃瓜网�Turkey has been the quickest to recognise the new realities of the region.海角吃瓜网�

Opposition
The Iraqi Government has opposed the pipeline and most of Kurdistan海角吃瓜网檚 oil deal with foreign companies, fearing that economic independence will break up the three northern provinces and set them towards a possible independent state.

Hussein Shahristani, Iraq海角吃瓜网檚 Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs said, 海角吃瓜网淭he Iraqi Government strongly opposes Kurdistan海角吃瓜网檚 independent plans to build oil pipelines into Turkey.海角吃瓜网� He added, 海角吃瓜网淭urkey is aware of Iraq海角吃瓜网檚 concern and absolute rejection of that plan海角吃瓜网�.

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