Attacks Increased Oil Price

Daily Loss is 7 Million Dollars

Prominent dailies of the West, which commented on the two blasts that occurred in the last three days on the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik pipeline, wrote that the efforts to meet the cost of the occupation in Iraq with oil income proved to be futile. Dailies wrote that the interruption of the pumping caused a daily loss of 7 million dollars.

WP: Blasts Prevents Oil to Reach Market

One of the prominent dailies of U.S., Washington Post drew attention to the fact that the pipeline was hit twice in three days. The daily wrote that the daily loss amounted to 7 million dollars. The daily stressed that the blasts on the pipeline harmed the efforts to secure the way of Iraqi crude oil to the world markets.

NYT: Attacks on Civilian Targets Increase Concerns

Another influential daily of U.S., the New York Times stressed that the concerns that the attacks on American soldiers would expand to include sabotages on civilian and economic targets increased.