Anonymous ID: 7c8062 Jan. 18, 2022, 3:33 p.m. No.15408585   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8631

A key pipeline running from Iraq to Turkey was knocked out by an explosion on Tuesday, adding to pressure on already tight oil markets.

 

Pipeline operator Botas said the fire was brought under control and cooling operations were under way. It would reopen once the โ€œnecessary measuresโ€ had been taken. The cause of the explosion was unknown.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-18/explosion-halts-iraq-turkey-pipeline-botas-says

Anonymous ID: 7c8062 Jan. 18, 2022, 3:37 p.m. No.15408623   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>8631

ANKARA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Turkey's state pipeline operator Botas said on Tuesday that it cut oil flow at the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline following an explosion near the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras.

 

In a statement, Botas also said a fire erupted following the explosion and firefighters and emergency personnel were deployed to extinguish the blaze.

 

The reason for the explosion, which occurred close to the 511th kilometer of the pipeline, was unknown, it also said.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-botas-halts-flow-after-explosion-kirkuk-ceyhan-oil-pipeline-statement-2022-01-18/