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Iraq halts operations at small oil refinery after rocket attack

Christian Fernsby ▼ |
Iraq has shut down operations at a small refinery in the north after two rockets hit a fuel storage tank and caused a fire earlier on Sunday, two refinery officials said.

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Officials said halting operations at the Siniya refinery, which has a 30,000 barrel per day refining capacity, came after fire spread to a nearby pipeline network. ■

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