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Southern Iraqi oil pipeline fire doused
AFP
BASRA
Petroleumworld.com 04 30 06
Dozens of firemen doused a fire that broke out Sunday on one of the two main oil exporting pipelines in southern Iraq, an official with the state-run Southern Oil Company said.
"The fire has been extinguished by a team of firemen belonging to the Southern Oil Company," he said, without offering details.
The fire, of unknown origin, broke out at about 9:30 am (0530 GMT) Sunday.
Iraq's oil infrastructure is a favourite target for insurgents seeking to bring the country's oil-dependent economy to its knees.
Iraq exports the bulk of its 1.7 million barrels of crude oil per day from two southern terminals at Khor Amaya and Basra.
Iraq also recently started exporting about 200,000 barrels of oil per day to the nothern Turkish terminal of Ceyhan.
AFP 30 04 06 1143 GMT
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