Will the Kirkuk–Baniyas Pipeline Open the Door to Economic Integration Between Baghdad and Damascus?

Will the Kirkuk–Baniyas Pipeline Open the Door to Economic Integration Between Baghdad and Damascus?

The Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline, built in the 1950s, was once one of the Middle East’s most important oil arteries. It carried Iraqi crude oil to the port of Baniyas on the Mediterranean, making Syria a strategic export gateway in the regional energy equation. But this pipeline—once a symbol of Arab economic integration—was eventually halted after decades of wars, sanctions, and political rifts. It had a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day, but has …