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Seven bombs in total were found at the Bai Hassan oil field in Kirkuk province, including two that caused damage but didn't curtain production or exports.

UPDATE 2: Bombs target Kirkuk province oil field

UPDATE 2: Bombs target Kirkuk province oil field
A member of the Oil Protection Police leaves the site of a bombed oil pipeline near the northern city of Kirkuk, 03 July 2006. The number of attacks on the northern pipeline has reduced drastically since then, but security officials are worried about fresh intelligence showing an attack is planned by al-Qaida in Iraq. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)
By Kamaran al-Najar and Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Published Saturday, June 9th, 2012

Editor's note: Update 2 - sources confirmed on June 11 that oil from Bai Hassan wells 20 and 67 resumed operation. Staff built basins in the ground to collect crude which is then taken up by tanker truck to oil depots. The bombs damaged a specific Christmas Tree, infrastructure that will take more time to fully repair. Six civilian guards have been arrested but not formally charged.KIRKUK - Seven bombs were discovered Saturday at the Bai Hassan oil field in Kirkuk province, including two tha...

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