Here are some interesting factoids gleaned from Iraq Pipeline Watch, a website run by the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security which bills itself as “the world’s only non-profit public educational organization focusing on energy security.”
In 2003, starting June 12, there were 37 attacks on Iraqi pipelines, oil installations, and oil personnel.
In 2004, there have been 163, so far. In November, through today, there have been 24, for an average of one per day. November also marks the first time oil wells have been set afire. There are currently 6 burning, all in the Khubbaz field, west of Kirkuk.