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2003-08-13 Iraq

Oil to be pumped from north Iraq as from today

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Posted by Steve 2003-08-13 11:14:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 More details: Iraq began pumping fresh crude oil Wednesday through a pipeline to Turkey's Mediterranean coast for the first time since the war, a Turkish oil official said. Iraq began pumping oil at around 4:30 p.m., said the official at Turkey's Ceyhan terminal, speaking on condition of anonymity.
``They started pumping and everything looks normal,'' the official said. ``We don't know for how long they will keep pumping, it is up to Iraqis.'' Iraq resumed oil sales in June, when tankers began shipping out crude that had been in storage at Ceyhan since the war halted exports. But deliveries of fresh supplies from Iraq's northern oil fields were held up, in part because of sabotage. Oil was expected to flow for about 10 days to Ceyhan before any ships would be sent for loading. ``First, we have to wait for the storage tanks to be filled before exports can begin,'' the official said. Ceyhan already has about 500,000 barrels of Iraqi crude in stock and has a total storage capacity of around 8 million barrels.

Posted by Steve 2003-8-13 11:33:49 AM|| 2003-8-13 11:33:49 AM|| Front Page Top

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