60 oil tankers crossed through the Al-Walid border crossing and headed to revive the Haditha-Aqaba pipeline.
Anbar Provincial Council member Adnan al-Kubaisi announced on Tuesday that more than 60 trucks loaded with Iraqi oil had begun crossing through the al-Walid border crossing, predicting that the number of trucks transporting the oil would rise to between 600 and 700 in the coming period.
Al-Kubaisi told Shafaq News Agency that “there is a trend to resume the mechanism of exporting oil through the Syrian and Jordanian ports in quantities that may exceed 200,000 barrels per day, as was the practice before 2003 using tankers.”
He added that “the next stage may witness parliamentary action to compel the government to implement the modern Aqaba pipeline project, given its strategic importance in diversifying oil export outlets.”
Al-Kubaisi pointed out that “the project was previously approved but faced objections, but there is currently pressure to reactivate it and proceed with its completion, given the economic benefits it provides, as well as its positive impact on Anbar Governorate, especially with regard to the petrodollar file.”
Shafaq.com