Iraq and Syria discussed exporting oil via alternative routes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara discussed in Damascus on Wednesday, October 28, the export of Iraqi oil through the Banyas pipeline with the capacity to transport up to two million barrels of oil per day. Strengthening trade relations, agricultural cooperation and security coordination between the two countries were among the main points of this negotiation. These talks were held during the joint meeting of Iraqi and Syrian delegations in Damascus. The Iraqi Prime Minister's Communications Office announced that the two sides discussed increasing Iraqi oil exports through the Banias pipeline and expanding trade exchanges. In July, Iraq and Syria signed memorandums of understanding to rebuild an oil pipeline from the Hadita region in western Iraq to the port of Banyas on the Syrian Mediterranean coast. This pipeline is located in Syria and reaches the port of Nias on the Mediterranean coast. This route is important for the transfer of Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean Sea. The American "Chevron" company is expected to undertake the implementation of this project.

Iraq and Syria discussed exporting oil via alternative routes Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara discussed in Damascus on Wednesday, October 28, the export of Iraqi oil through the Banyas pipeline with the capacity to transport up to two million barrels of oil per day. Strengthening trade relations, agricultural cooperation and security coordination between the two countries were among the main points of this negotiation. These talks were held during the joint meeting of Iraqi and Syrian delegations in Damascus. The Iraqi Prime Minister's Communications Office announced that the two sides discussed increasing Iraqi oil exports through the Banias pipeline and expanding trade exchanges. In July, Iraq and Syria signed memorandums of understanding to rebuild an oil pipeline from the Hadita region in western Iraq to the port of Banyas on the Syrian Mediterranean coast. This pipeline is located in Syria and reaches the port of Nias on the Mediterranean coast. This route is important for the transfer of Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean Sea. The American "Chevron" company is expected to undertake the implementation of this project.