KIRKUK, Iraq, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Iraq's exports of oil to Turkey have resumed despite concerns the country's limited success in the northern pipeline isn't sustainable.

Alsumaria TV quotes a "navy source" that taps from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq have resumed production and oil is making its way in the pipelines to Ceyhan, Turkey.

The pipelines had been shut because of unknown damage, Neftegaz news reported Thursday.

The Oil Ministry had blamed the Electricity Ministry for cutting power, thus stalling oil output. The Electricity Ministry blamed a lack of fuel for the power plants.

The pipeline and other oil infrastructure has been a frequent target of insurgents since 2003, shutting in oil exports from the north and limiting production.