Iraq oil pipeline protection earns U.S. engineer honors

New physical barriers keeping would-be saboteurs from attacking Iraq's northern pipeline have led to increased oil exports. It's a major reason Elizabeth Burg, a U.S. Army civilian who volunteered for duty in Iraq, was recently named one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' top five proteges.

Burg's duties include inspections of Iraqi contract workers beefing up the Pipeline Exclusion Zone, a project begun in 2007 to restrict access to vital oil arteries and build obstacles for attacks, Ben Lando reports for United Press International.