# Kurdistan region's oil exports to resume next week, Iraqi minister says

> Iraq's industry minister said oil exports from the Kurdistan region would resume the following week after being offline. Brent traded below $75 a barrel. Kurdistan flows were previously offline since early 2023.

- Date: 2025-02-17 · published 2025-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Iraq · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26234-kurdistan-region-s-oil-exports-to-resume-next-week-iraqi-minister-says
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Restored Kurdistan exports add supply to a tight market and put downward pressure on crude prices. Cheaper crude eases energy and transport costs for feed.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-11-17 | [Oil prices ease after loadings resume at Russian export hub \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22107-oil-prices-ease-after-loadings-resume-at-russian-export-hub-reuters.md) | -2.0% | -3.6% |
| BRENT | 2021-03-26 | [Ringgit falls as oil slumps due to Suez Canal blockage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48388-ringgit-falls-as-oil-slumps-due-to-suez-canal-blockage.md) | +4.5% | +7.1% |
| BRENT | 2025-08-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 21, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16433-grain-transportation-report-august-21-2025.md) | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| BRENT | 2023-03-20 | [European diesel tightens, crude weakens as French refinery outages linger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37028-european-diesel-tightens-crude-weakens-as-french-refinery-outages-linger.md) | +3.2% | +18.3% |
| BRENT | 2020-05-22 | [Suez Canal suffers double blow from pandemic, collapse of oil prices \| Mohamed Hammad \| AW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53022-suez-canal-suffers-double-blow-from-pandemic-collapse-of-oil-prices-mohamed.md) | -1.9% | +19.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kurdistan-regions-oil-exports-resume-next-week-iraqi-minister-says-2025-02-17/

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