IRAQ: Bombed unit at Iraq's Baiji partially restarted

Record ID: 572556

  • Title: IRAQ: Bombed unit at Iraq's Baiji partially restarted
  • Date: 6th March 2011
  • Summary: BAIJI REFINERY, BAIJI, IRAQ (FEBRUARY 4, 2011) (REUTERS) BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE BAIJI REFINERY FIRE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM BAIJI REFINERY SIGN READING 'MINISTRY OF OIL- NORTH REFINERIES CO.' BAIJI REFINERY VARIOUS OF WORKERS FIXING THE DAMAGED PIPES DAMAGED PIPES WITH SMOKE RISING FROM IT WORKERS FIXING THE DAMAGES IN BAIJI REFINERY (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SENIOR ENGINEER IN BAIJI REFINERY, KAFI HUSSAIN JASSIM, SAYING: "The Engineers at the Northern Refineries Company have started to repair the northern refinery which was exposed to a blast and came to a complete stop. We are now in the sixth day, we managed with the grace of God and extraordinary efforts to restart gas oil and kerosene units. Work is underway to completely repair the benzene unit within a month." VARIOUS OF ENGINEERS LOOKING AT KEYBOARDS INSIDE BAIJI REFINERY MORE OF WORKERS FIXING THE DAMAGED PIPES RUSTY AND DAMAGED PIPES BAIJI REFINERY
  • Embargoed: 21st March 2011 12:00
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  • Location: Iraq, Iraq
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Energy
  • Reuters ID: LVACHXGEIMEEMAR61WMZRC86S8YE
  • Story Text: Iraq's largest refinery restarts partial operation as repairs are underway following a February militant bomb attack.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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