LONDON - Crude oil flows through the Kurdish pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan have dropped sharply to around 225,000 barrels per day, a shipping source said on Wednesday without providing the reason.

Flows typically run at around 600,000 bpd and stood at around 500,000 bpd on Tuesday, he said.

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