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A gas sub-pipeline in Iraq that transports unrefined gas from the Bai Hasan oilfields in Kirkuk was attacked and seriously damaged in the early hours of October 14, according to police reports and a statement from the North Oil Company.
The secondary pipeline, used for domestic purposes, was sabotaged close to the town of Dibis, 155 miles north of Baghdad. The cause of the explosion has not been verified.
An official from the North Oil Company said: "The blast does not affect the crude exports from Kirkuk, it's for domestic use only. The blast seriously damaged the sub-pipeline and our teams are working now to determine the causes."
The pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan starts in Kirkuk and handles Iraq's northern oil exports. It has been the frequent target of sabotage attacks in recent times, but tighter security has allowed the country to increase the flow of crude along the link since last summer.
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