The spread of the oil was stopped using barrier systems and contamination of dams and irrigation channels were prevented, it said, adding that clean-up and repair operations continue. (Reporting by Orhan Coskun; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Ezgi Erkoyun)
daren.butler.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) ISTANBUL, March 23 (Reuters) - Turkey's state pipeline
operator BOTAS said on Thursday it was working to repair a leak
on the Batman-Dortyol oil pipeline in the southeast of the
country.
In a statement, BOTAS said the valves feeding the area had
been shut down within two minutes of the leak that began
overnight.
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