Explosion at crucial Iraq-Turkey pipeline disrupts oil flows, sends crude prices soaring

Pipeline explosion adds further upwards pressure to oil prices, which hit a seven-year high on Wednesday

Disruption: Two oil tankers at Ceyhan oil terminal — Disruption: Two oil tankers at Ceyhan oil terminalPhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Nishant Ugal

Published 19 January 2022, 06:41Updated 19 January 2022, 06:41

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