🛑Oil Minister Hayyan Abdul Ghani held a meeting in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, with Energy Minister Mohammed al-Bashir and his assistant for oil affairs, Ghiath Diab, to discuss ways to enhance energy cooperation between the two countries. Minister Al-Bashir reviewed the reality of the energy sector in Syria, explaining that ''Syria imports about 3 million barrels of crude oil per month in addition to local production to meet the needs of citizens of oil derivatives. '' Al-Bashir stressed '' the importance of linking oil lines between Syria and Iraq to enhance economic cooperation, '' pointing out that '' the old oil transport line between Kirkuk and the port of Baniyas has expired and needs a comprehensive assessment. '' For his part, Minister of Oil Hayyan Abdul Ghani expressed Iraq's desire to reactivate the Syrian-Iraqi oil line, '' suggesting '' the use of a competent authority to assess the current situation, including the possibility of rehabilitating the old line or establishing a new one. '' He pointed out that "recent events in the region have
The most important items of the meeting of the Minister of Oil with his Syrian counterpart and the Kirkuk oil line Baniyas Port are on the table
