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❗️Iraq begins work on major Basra-Haditha oil pipeline Iraq has begun construction on an oil pipeline connecting Basra to Haditha, with a planned capacity of 2.5 million barrels per day, the state news agency reported on Friday, citing the oil ministry. The ministry said around $1.5 billion has been set aside for the project, though progress will depend on obtaining additional budget funding. According to a ministry spokesman, the 700-kilometer pipeline will carry crude for export via several routes, including Syria’s Baniyas, Turkiye’s Ceyhan, and Jordan’s Aqaba, while also feeding refineries along the route.