Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline
Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline | |
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Location of Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline Location of Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline | |
Location | |
Country | Iraq, Turkey |
General direction | east-west |
From | Kirkuk, Iraq |
To | Ceyhan, Turkey |
General information | |
Type | oil |
Commissioned | 1970 |
Technical information | |
Length | 600 mi (Script error km) |
Maximum discharge | 1.6 million barrels per day (250×10 3 m3/d) |
Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline (also: Iraq–Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline) is a 600-mile (970 km) long pipeline. It is Iraq's largest crude oil export line.
Technical description
The pipeline consists two pipes with diameters of 46 inches (1,170 mm) and 40 inches (1,020 mm) and designed capacity of 1,100 thousand and 500 thousand barrels per day (~Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.×10 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. and ~Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.×10 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. t/a) respectively. Usable capacity of the line is believed to be only 300 thousand barrels per day (~Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.×10 Expression error: Unexpected < operator. t/a), with significant repairs still required.[1] The line's Iraqi part has been a principal sabotage target since 2003.[2] On 26 October 2009, the blast near Mosul halted oil supplies through the pipeline.[3]
New pipeline proposal
Iraq is considering building a new Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline through Arbil and Dahuk governorates to bypass attack-prone areas.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Gulf states mull over Hormuz bypass". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2007-05-11. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article133371.ece. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ↑ "Explosion at fuel pipeline west of Baghdad". USA Today. 2003-06-22. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-06-22-iraq-oil_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ↑ "Blast rocks Kirkuk export link". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2009-10-28. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article197086.ece?referrer=htmlemail&date=2009-10-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ↑ "Iraq considering new Kirkuk-Ceyhan line". United Press International. 2007-09-26. http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Briefing/2007/09/26/iraq_considering_new_kirkukceyhan_line/4077/. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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