CAIRO: Iraq has put out a fire at one of two oil wells in a small nortrhern field that were set ablaze by explosives four days ago, the Oil Ministry said on Sunday.
Technical crews from the state-run North Oil Co. were still trying to extinguish a second well blazing at the Khabbaz field near the city of Kirkuk, the statement said.
Production from the roughly 25,000 barrel-per-day field was not affected, the ministry said on Wednesday.
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Iraq puts out fire at one oil well, another flaring
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Iraq puts out fire at one oil well, another flaring
Iran security chief threatens reciprocal attacks in region if US targets electricity
- “If they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour,” said Larijani
TEHRAN: Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani threatened on Thursday to target power grids in the region if the United States attacked the Islamic republic’s electricity supplies.
“If they do that, the whole region will go dark in less than half an hour and darkness provides ample opportunity to hunt down US servicemen running for safety,” said Larijani in a post on X.
US President Donald Trump had said US forces could knock out Iran’s electricity supply “within one hour” — leaving the country with reconstruction that could take a generation.
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