Niqash met Iraqi Minister of Transport, Amer Abdul-Jabbar, to discuss the development of the country’s transportation sectors and the different challenges hindering growth.
Pipeline delays cap Iraq’s northern exports
The Iraqi side of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline is still months away from coming online — a consequence of years of dysfunction that deprived Iraq of strategic export flexibility.
Workers from the State Company for Oil Projects rehabilitate the Iraqi side of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline in February 2026. (Photo credit: SCOP)