Turkey: Turkey to Boost Security for Energy Infrastructure as PKK Attacks Rise

Aug 6, 2015 | Orhan Coskun and Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters
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Turkey will deploy thermal cameras and horse-back patrols to heighten security around key oil and gas pipelines as Kurdish militant attacks increase, in a bid to safeguard energy supplies in the import-dependent country, energy officials said. Tighter security around energy infrastructure would be welcomed by Iraqi Kurdistan, whose oil exports to the world are piped through Turkey. A recent attack on the line has cost it more than $250 million by halting oil pumping.