Kirkuk exports to Turkey expected to rise this month, though full restart of pipeline unknown …

There are mixed reports on Iraq's resumption of oil exports to Turkey, which were shut down last week because of full storage tanks, not security impediments, United Press International reports. The Iraq State Oil Marketing Organization predicts 400,000 barrels per day of exports starting this month, as Iraq starts setting prices for its Kirkuk oil with more consistent exports through the pipeline to Ceyhan, Turkey.

Firefighters battled a fire in the largest refinery in Iraq, located in the northern city of Baiji, with early reports it was not caused by an attack, UPI reports.