Explosion stops oil exports AFP via News 24 03/09/2005 18:05 - (SA) http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1764685,00.html
Kirkuk - Oil exports from Iraq's northern fields were completely halted on Saturday following a rebel attack on a major pipeline west of the oil centre of Kirkuk, an Iraqi oil industry official said. "We have some interruption in the pipeline. There are no exports at all right now," the official said on condition of anonymity. He said he had "no idea" when exports might resume since the scale of the damage had not yet been assessed. An official in charge of oil installation protection said the explosion occurred after insurgents ignited an oil leak. "Rebels set fire to some crude oil that was leaking from the pipeline. The fire then engulfed the pipeline, setting off an explosion," said Captain Ali Obeidi. The pipeline links the four Kirkuk oilfields to the Baiji refinery 200 kilometres north of Baghdad. Kirkuk's oil exports are pumped to Ceyhan in Turkey and exports can currently reach up to 350 000 barrels per day, though limited storage capacity means pumping is restricted to around three days a week. Iraqi oil installations are also a frequent target of rebel attacks, especially the country's restive north. Earlier this week, officials said attacks on oil installations averaged 25 a week. In late August, oil exports from southern fields around Basra were interrupted for a short time because of a power failure that may have been caused by a sabotage. At least two thirds of Iraq's 1.6 million barrels per day of oil exports come from the southern oilfields. Iraq's vast oil reserves, the world's second biggest after Saudi Arabia, are largely concentrated in the north and in the south of the country. In early August, Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum said oil exports and revenue had reached their highest levels since the US-led invasion of March 2003. http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,,2-10-1460_1764685,00.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/TXWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** {Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy Quran-16:125) {And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33) The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim] The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all." [Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of IslamCity unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from IslamCity, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamcity/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
