http://www.upi.com/Energy/view.php?StoryID=20070306-031649-7197r
Iraq: Security before Syria pipeline opens BAGHDAD, March 6 (UPI) -- Iraq's oil minister said he wants to repair and reopen the pipeline to Syria, but called on Damascus to better monitor their border for insurgents. Though there is no deal yet, Iraq Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said both Baghdad and Damascus are "keen to reactivate the pipeline for the transfer of crude oil via Syrian territories." The ministry wants to increase the number of export options for Iraq, the Iraqi newspaper Azzaman reports. Iraq relies on exports for more than 92 percent of its budget. Exports dropped in January when production sank from around 2 million barrels per day to 1.7 million bpd. The pipeline had limited operations, for two years before the war. "The repair of the pipeline is a complicated process because no oil has been flowing through it for a long time," Shahristani said, adding "The pipeline's rehabilitation ... will need many requirements which will have to be met by both sides." Though no oil has been sent into Syria, the pipeline, which picks up just southwest of Haditha, Iraq, has been attacked like the rest of the country's infrastructure. Shahristani said the security and repair issues need to be addressed before Syria starts receiving oil from the pipeline. "It is important for the Syrian side to prevent the infiltration of saboteurs from its territories who target Iraqis and Iraq's vital installations namely pipelines and oil projects," Shahristani said. +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
