VOL. XXX
NO. 23
16-MARCH-1987
IRAQ-TURKEY
Landslide Causes Shutdown of Iraq-Turkey Pipeline for a Week
A landslide in the southern Turkish province of Adana on 6 March caused thetemporary closure of the 980-km., 1mn-b/d Iraqi-Turkish pipeline. According toMr. Esat Can, Manager of the Turkish state pipeline company (Botas) in an inter-view with the Associated Press, the pipeline was broken at a point between thetowns of Osmaniye and Bahce, some 50 kms east of Ceyhan. Pumping was haltedimmediately...
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