BAGHDAD, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraq on Wednesday resumed pumping crude oil for export via Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan after a fire caused by a pipeline explosion inside Turkey was extinguished.
The pumping of crude oil through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline was resumed this morning, with a capacity of 75,000 barrels per day, after hours of interruption caused by the pipeline explosion inside Turkish territory, said a statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.
An oil pipeline in Turkey's southeastern city of Kahramanmaras blew up on Tuesday evening, causing a fire that hampered transportation on highways, according to the semi-official Anadolu Agency.
Iraq's economy relies heavily on crude oil export, which accounts for more than 90 percent of the country's revenues. ■
