Article: “Iraqi Kurdistan resumes oil exports to the United States” Quote: “Two months after the Iraq-Turkey pipeline reopened, an oil tanker carrying crude oil from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and coming from the Turkish port of Ceyhan docked…at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port terminal…More of these tankers are likely to discharge in the United States in the near future. Refineries in the United States use a variety of oils, although not all of them are produced locally or transportable in a cost-effective manner. While the United States exports light sweet crude, it imports medium, heavy sour, and other kinds from the Middle East and Latin America to meet demand from refineries that use these inputs.“
