Turkey Says Oil Flow From Iraqi Kurdistan Unaffected

The flow of crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan is unaffected by the violence in Iraq and is continuing at around 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Wednesday.

Iraqi Kurdistan exported its first oil cargoes via Ceyhan last month, defying the Baghdad government, which claims sole authority over Iraqi crude oil.

(Reporting by Orhan Coskun; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Hugh Lawson)