2020-12-16 14:05:11 GMT2020-12-16 22:05:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) Iraq s two oil wells, which were set ablaze earlier by militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, were put out in northern Kirkuk province, said Iraqi Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail on Wednesday.
The Iraqi oil companies have managed to extinguish the fires in the two wells of Khubbaz oilfield in Kirkuk province at an unprecedented time, a ministry statement quoted Ismail as saying in a letter sent to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
In his letter, Ismail praised the efforts of the employees of the Iraqi North Oil Company and the national oil companies that support extinguishing the oil wells, stressing that this is the appropriate response to terrorism that targets the national oil wealth, according to the statement.
Iraq puts out fire in 2 oil wells attacked by IS militants
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) Iraq s two oil wells, which were set ablaze earlier by militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, were put out in northern Kirkuk province, said Iraqi Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail on Wednesday.
The Iraqi oil companies have managed to extinguish the fires in the two wells of Khubbaz oilfield in Kirkuk province at an unprecedented time, a ministry statement quoted Ismail as saying in a letter sent to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
In his letter, Ismail praised the efforts of the employees of the Iraqi North Oil Company and the national oil companies that support extinguishing the oil wells, stressing that this is the appropriate response to terrorism that targets the national oil wealth, according to the statement.