Ashti Hawrami said during a conference on Thursday: “We have no problems with selling the oil.

“There is more demand that we are able to supply.”

He revealed that the KRG has already sold around 20 million barrels.

The minister said Iraqi Kurdistan has already been paid for the oil carried by 25 ships.

This figure coincides with latest Bloomberg data which show 26 ships to have sailed from Ceyhan since last May.

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