Iraq-Turkey pipeline shut since March 2023
Baghdad: around 225,000 bpd being produced without its oversight
APIKUR says terms of current contracts must be maintained
US encourages restart, State Dept. spokesperson says
U.S. President Joe Biden escalated the rhetoric against oil companies on Wednesday, telling them in a letter to produce more gasoline and lower gasoline bills for American consumers.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude settled up 1 cent, or 0.01%, at $110.29 a barrel, while Brent crude futures settled up 87 cents, or 0.7%, to at $113.42.