https://hormuz.net/tags/chevron/ Recent content in Chevron on Hormuz.net Hugo en-us Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://hormuz.net/iraq-and-syria-sign-deal-to-rebuild-kirkuk-baniyas-pipeline-as-hormuz-alternative/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://hormuz.net/iraq-and-syria-sign-deal-to-rebuild-kirkuk-baniyas-pipeline-as-hormuz-alternative/ <p>Iraq and Syria signed a cooperation agreement on July 17 to rehabilitate and reconstruct the Kirkuk-Baniyas crude oil pipeline, a Mediterranean export route that has sat dormant for decades. The signing took place in Washington on the sidelines of a US-Iraq business summit, during Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi&rsquo;s visit to the United States, which also included a stop in Houston for meetings with major energy firms.</p> <p>Basra Oil Company CEO Bassam Abdul Karim Nasr signed on behalf of Iraq, and Syrian Petroleum Company CEO Yousef Kabali signed for Syria. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright attended the ceremony, and the State Department framed the pipeline as a strategic infrastructure project to be executed by a US-led international consortium.</p>