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Blast hits Iraq-Turkey pipeline
A huge explosion in a pipeline carrying oil from Iraq has caused a large spill in the southeastern Turkish province of Sanliurfa. The explosion, which occurred late on Wednesday, caused serious damage to the pipeline, the Anatolia news agency reported. According to the report, the initial findings suggest that the blast was due to a sudden change in the network's pressure. The authorities turned off the taps after the blast, because oil spilled as far as two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the site of the explosion to reach the shores of a major dam in the region. It was not immediately clear when the pipeline would be re-opened. The pipeline carried about 40 million barrels of Iraqi oil to the Turkish city of Ceyhan last year, according to Turkey's state-run oil and gas company BOTAS. Posted by: Fred 2008-11-06 |
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