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18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Two pipelines carrying gas and oil products were damaged in separate incidents in Syria, state media reported, the latest disruptions to the country’s energy infrastructure following a series of suspected sabotage attacks.
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disruptions → carry → attacks
The state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company announced the damage on Thursday, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA).
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Company → own → Agency
The incidents add to a number of attacks on Syria’s oil and gas network in recent months, as the government tries to revive its energy sector.
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government → add → sector
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An explosion struck the Jbessa gas pipeline in southern Hasakah province in the late afternoon, hours after damage to a pipeline transporting oil products from the coastal city of Baniyas to Homs caused a fuel leak.
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damage → grapple → leak
The company said the gas pipeline had been targeted in a “sabotage attack”, according to SANA.
Neither SANA nor the company named a suspect or group responsible for the attacks.
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SANA → say → attacks
Repairs under way
Oday al-Satouf, head of the company’s media office, told SANA that a hole was found in the Baniyas-Homs pipeline in the Hadida area, west of Homs.
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hole → tell → Homs
Crews isolated the affected stretch and secured the surrounding area, he said, closing valves on either side of the damaged section.
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he → isolate → section
Repairs have begun, while other teams monitor the area for safety.
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teams → begin → safety
State media said the leak was believed to be linked to an attempted fuel theft.
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leak → say → theft
Al-Satouf said gas would continue to reach power stations through alternative arrangements, and that domestic gas supplies were unaffected, according to SANA.
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supplies → say → SANA
More than a week ago, the company said an oil pipeline near Tal Hamis in the northeastern province of Hasakah was damaged in a sabotage attack.
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pipeline → say → attack
It added that authorities had arrested those responsible.
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authorities → add → those
In late September, a fire broke out on a gas pipeline between al-Shoula and Deir Az Zor in the east, halting gas flows from the Jbessa plant to power stations, SANA reported.
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SANA → break → stations
Hisham al-Saleh, a gas sector official at the company, said gas pressure in the area fell as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
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crews → say → blaze
Syria has been working to restore its energy infrastructure and increase domestic oil production.
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Syria → work → production
That includes resuming operations at oil fields in Hasakah to supply refineries in Homs and Baniyas.
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That → include → Homs
In January, the petroleum company announced plans to transport crude from recently recovered fields to the two refineries as part of efforts to revive the sector.
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company → announce → sector
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