http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19127926.htmBAGHDAD, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A sabotage attack on Iraq's northern pipeline is expected to keep oil exports through Turkey at a standstill for another two-three weeks, an oil official said on Wednesday.
A bomb blew off a section of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline in the Fatha area near Baiji on Monday, soon after crews had finished repairing damage to the line in the same area from a previous blast, the official said.
"We don't see hope of resuming northern exports for another 15-20 days," said the official, who is familiar with repairs to the line.
Iraqi oil officials were hoping to restart the line, which has been idle since a sabotage attack on Dec. 18, after the end of a main Muslim holiday next week.
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