Thursday, November 6, 2008

Turkey-Iraq Oil Pipeline Disrupted By Explosion, Reuters Says

From Reuters:

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- An explosion late yesterday stopped supplies through an oil pipeline connecting southern Turkey with Iraq, Reuters reported, citing state-run Anatolian news agency.

Botas, the state-run pipeline company, turned off valves on the pipeline after a loss of pressure following the blast in the province of Sanliurfa in southeastern Turkey, the report said. Botas officials were at the site of the explosion, which left a 4 meter (13 foot) crater, Reuters said. The cause isn't known.

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