Monday’s attack, which was second in a week, stopped the flow of oil, Reuters quoted Iraqi oil officials as saying.
“More than one bomb was used to attack the pipeline at around 1:30 local time Monday. The pipeline was severely damaged,” one oil ministry official said.
On May 6, militants bombed the pipeline carrying Iraqi crude from Kirkuk to Ceyhan 6. The attack halted the flow of oil which was resumed on May 12.
Ties have soured between the Iraqi government and the Turkish government over the energy relations between Ankara and the Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
In November, Baghdad prevented Turkish national energy firm TPAO from bidding for an oil exploration contract.
And in December, the Iraqi government prevented a plane carrying Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz from landing in Arbil as he was reportedly on his way to ink the energy agreements with the KRG.
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