Iraq Resumes Oil Flows from Kirkuk

The flow of Iraqi crude from the northern Kirkuk fields resumed today after the pipeline ending at the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan was repaired, according to reports. The flow on the pipeline was at its normal volume, a source at Turkey's gas company Botas said. It had stopped due to an electrical problem on a part of the pipeline inside Turkey, shipping agents said on Monday. A North Oil Company official, who asked not to be identified, said oil pumping resumed yesterday after four days of stoppage and that flow was 400,000 bpd to 450,000 bpd now. - Upstream