Iraq/Kurdistan: Two Kirkuk Oil Fields to be Fenced Following Attacks by ISIS

Nov 21, 2016 | Rudaw
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The Avana and Bai Hassan oilfields in Kirkuk province are to be fenced in the coming months in a step to upgrade security, following recent attacks by militants. The idea of fencing oil fields follows an attack by militants on the Bai Hassan oil field earlier this year. They dismantled an oil production station, costing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) millions of dollars, because it affected oil exploration. Militants also attacked Avana last summer.