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Bahrain pipeline re-opens after 'vandalism': Aramco

Saudi oil giant Aramco on Monday (November 13th) said it had resumed operations at its Bahrain pipeline, days after it was shut down over a fire which Manama called a "terrorist" act, AFP reported.

"Operations in the pipeline between the Dhahran pumping station and the Bapco refinery, in the Kingdom of Bahrain, have resumed," the Saudi Press Agency quoted the oil giant as saying.

Saudi Aramco linked the fire to "vandalism".

Bahrain blamed a "terrorist" act for Saturday's fire near Manama, sparking messages condemning the act from a number of countries. Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa accused Iran of responsibility.

A spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry rejected the accusation.

Bahrain relies on its Abu Safa field, which it shares with neighbouring Saudi Arabia, for much of its oil, pumped in via a 230,000-barrel-per-day pipeline.

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