Turkey's BOTAS repairing southeast Batman-Dortyol oil pipeline leak

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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.


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)

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