11.   A welder ignited the fire while repairing a pipeline used to unload crude oil from ships, Weng said.

12.   A welder ignited the fire while repairing a pipeline, Weng said.

13.   An Oil Ministry official said a technical team from the Hunt Oil Co. has been dispatched to the area to repair the pipeline.

14.   An Oil Ministry official said a technical team from Hunt had been dispatched to the area to repair the pipeline.

15.   Iraq was assessing the damage and how long it would take to repair the pipeline.

16.   Nikitseva of Severgazprom said the gas had been shut off off and work was under way to repair the pipeline.

17.   Nikitseva of Severgazprom said the gas had been shut off off and work was underway to repair the pipeline.

18.   Nikitseva of Severgazprom said the gas had been shut off and work was under way to repair the pipeline.

19.   Oil company official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said technicians managed to repair the pipeline on Saturday.

20.   Rashid said technical studies to repair the pipeline have already started.