Turkish officials and industry sources told Reuters that the taps were turned off on Monday due to repairs necessitated by theft.

"There has been a theft on the pipeline and repairs are required, which will take around one to two days," one source at Turkey's state pipeline operator Botas said.

"The pipeline could reopen tomorrow," he added.

Crude flow to Ceyhan has recently averaged around 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) and at times rose as high as 500,000 bpd.

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