PKK claims responsibility for BTC blast

August 7, 2008 - 15:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the blast at Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, according to Cihan Turkish news agency.



The explosion occurred on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline in eastern Turkey late Aug. 5. Turkish energy officials say it will take at least 24 hours for the fire engulfing the pipeline to extinguish. Until then, it remains unclear what the extent of the damage is and how long it would take to bring the pipeline back online.



A spokeswoman for British Petroleumsaid oil flows have been halted after a fire damaged a valve of the 1767-km pipeline on a section in eastern Turkey, but exports from the Ceyhan port terminal continued from storage.



She also said BP and its partners continued to produce crude from their Azeri fields for stockpiling until flows can resume.



"The incident didn't stop oil production on the Caspian and exports from Ceyhan are going in line with the schedule. (Turkish state firm) Botas is taking all necessary measures to put the fire out," she added, Reuters reports.
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