Iraq says oil output can return to normal within days of Strait of Hormuz reopening

<article data-history-node-id="439460" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-says-oil-output-can-return-normal-within-days-strait-hormuz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iraq-says-oil-output-can-return-normal-within-days-strait-hormuz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iraq says oil output can return to normal within days of Strait of Hormuz reopening</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="113" data-start="0">Iraq’s deputy oil minister Basim Mohammed says the country can quickly restore oil production and exports once the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz subsides.</p> <p data-end="673" data-start="526">Speaking during ongoing disruption to Gulf shipping, Mohammed said Iraq could return to normal output within seven days after conditions stabilise.</p> <p data-end="899" data-start="675">He added that production currently stands at about 1.5 million barrels per day, with roughly 200,000 barrels exported daily through the Ceyhan terminal in Turkey.</p> <p data-end="1102" data-start="901">The minister said two tankers are already prepared, with two more expected to be deployed depending on security conditions in the strait, which has been largely closed during the US-Israel war on Iran.</p> </div> </div> </article>