Iraq/Syria: Syria and Iraq to Discuss Revival of Decades-Old Cross-Border Oil Pipeline

Aug 12, 2025 | Daniel Onyango
Pipeline Technology Journal
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Syria’s energy minister, Mohammed Al-Bashir, has hinted at plans to visit Iraq to discuss reviving a defunct oil pipeline that previously transported crude from northern Iraq to a Syrian port on the Mediterranean Sea, officials said Monday. The revival of the old pipeline would benefit both countries by offering Syria a crucial source of crude and providing Iraq with a new export route.