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Oil pipeline blown up in northern Iraq
 An oil pipeline transporting oil to Baiji refinery in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, went up in flames on Thursday due to blasts. An official in the oil facilities security force, who requested anonymity, said reasons behind the blast were unknown, while fire was strongest in Zaka' village in Riyadh area, west of Kirkuk. He added that fire brigades are still fighting fire in the oil pipeline.The incident comes days after a statement by the Iraqi Acting Minister of Oil Hashem Al-Hashemi, in which he said that Iraq would need eight to 12 months before resuming oil exports from northern Iraq through Turkey after export operations came to halt due to sabotage acts. Al-Hashemi added that the northern main oil pipeline was totally destroyed and is non-functional, asserting that there is no way to export oil from northern Iraq. Posted by: Fred 2006-03-31 |
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