VOL. XXXVII

NO. 15

10-JANUARY-1994

Iraq

Turkey Considering Removal Of Oil From Iraqi-Turkish Pipelines

A meeting is scheduled this week in Ankara between Turkish and Iraqiofficials to discuss, among other things, the removal of the crude oil in theTurkish section of the pipeline system connecting the two countries. The oil tobe cleared, around 8-9mn barrels, involves crude owned both by Turkey and Iraq.Turkish officials have asserted that the removal is a technical requirement toavoid corrosion...