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The second pipeline attack in two and a half weeks briefly cut Iraq oil exports into Turkey as regional tensions rise.

Pipeline attack again ahead of Kurdish crude restart

Pipeline attack again ahead of Kurdish crude restart
The aftermath of a fire on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline on July 21, 2012 in Mardin. Turkish officials blamed sabotage for the fire that erupted late yesterday on the pipeline carrying Iraqi crude to a Mediterranean port from where it is transported to world markets, Anatolia news agency reported. (SELAHATTIN EROL/AFP/GettyImages)
By Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Published Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Iraq's crude export pipeline to Turkey was taken offline in a suspected attack by a Kurdish resistance group as domestic tensions rise and regional conflicts intensify.The attack took place less than three weeks after a similar attack on the same location, attributed to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been emboldened by Syrian Kurds' nascent autonomy amid the revolution there.The incident also happened just days before Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said it woul...

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