Iraq oil exports resume after sabotage halts power at pumping stations

Iraq’s oil exports from the south resumed Sunday after sabotage attacks on power distribution lines in the area halted pumping at terminals in Basra, the oil ministry said.

“On Friday at about 1:00 pm (1000 GMT) exports stopped completely after power went down at the Zubair one pumping station,” a ministry official said. He said back-up generators were able to keep exports at about 800,000 barrels per day, adding: “But following repairs, exports increased to 1.6 million.”

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