Yildiz said that pumping rates had fallen because of the attacks
Crude flow in Iraq-Turkey pipeline to resume tomorrow
ISTANBUL, August 3, 2015
Oil pumping in the Iraqi pipeline carrying Kurdish and Kirkuk oil to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan has been halted since last Thursday, shipping agents and Turkish energy sources said.
Crude flow was briefly resumed on Thursday, after the pipeline came under attack by Kurdish militants on Wednesday, but was once again stopped due to maintenance work.
Pumping is expected to resume on Tuesday, energy officials said.
Crude flow in the Iraqi pipeline carrying Kurdish and Kirkuk oil to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan has partially resumed after militants carried out an attack last week, Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz said on Monday.
"Of the two lines in the Iraq-Turkey pipeline, there is no flow in one of them and repairs are ongoing. There is flow in the back up line," Yildiz said, adding that pumping rates had fallen because of the attacks. -- Reuters
