BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.10. Ceyhan terminal has resumed Iraqi crude oil loading and unloading after a halt for a couple of days due to the earthquake that hit Türkiye Feb.6, Trend reports with reference to BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation.
“After two major earthquakes in Kahramanmaras on 06 February 2023, necessary controls were made in Batman Dortyol Crude Oil Pipeline (BD)P where the flow of oil was stopped for precautionary purposes. The system was reactivated 39 hours after the earthquake, and crude oil loading and unloading operations have been resumed at Dortyol Terminal. On the other hand, FSRU operations at the Terminal, which were also stopped for precautionary purposes, have been started 6 hours after the earthquake.
Likewise, in the Iraq-Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline System (ITP) where the oil flow was stopped for precautionary purposes, all controls were completed and pumping has been restarted within 42 hours after the earthquake, and crude oil loading and unloading operations were resumed at Ceyhan Terminal. In this framework, the third tanker loading operation has been in progress without any problems after the earthquake," the company said.
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