Oil loading and unloading operations resume at Ceyhan terminal

Crude oil loading and unloading operations have resumed at Turkiye's Dortyol terminal in Hatay and the Ceyhan terminal in Adana, two of the regions affected by Monday's devastating earthquakes, the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Company (BOTAS) announced Friday, Report informs, citing Anadolu.

Oil flow through the Batman-Dortyol onshore pipeline, which runs from Batman to Hatay in the eastern region of Türkiye, was stopped as a precaution, but the system was reactivated 39 hours after the earthquake, BOTAS relayed via a post on Twitter.

Floating liquefied natural gas storage and regasification unit (FSRU) operations at the terminal, which were also stopped for precautionary purposes, restarted six hours after the earthquakes, the company said.

'Crude oil loading and unloading operations were resumed at the Ceyhan Terminal,' BOTAS said.

Oil flow from the Iraq-Turkiye crude oil pipeline was also halted as a result of the earthquakes. BOTAS added that operations resumed within 42 hours after all controls were completed.