Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline

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Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline (also: Iraq–Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline) is a 600 miles (970 km) long pipeline. It is Iraq's largest crude oil export line.

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[edit] Technical description

The pipeline consists two pipes with diameters of 40 and 44 millimetres (1,000 and 1,100 mm) and designed capacity of 1,100 thousand and 500 thousand barrels per day (~5.5×107 and ~2.5×107 t/a) respectively. Reportedly the pipeline could handle only around 900 thousand barrels per day (~4.5×107 t/a) pre-war. The line's Iraqi part has been a principal sabotage target since 2003 and is open only sporadically.[1] Useable capacity of the line is believed to be only 300 thousand barrels per day (~1.5×107 t/a), with significant repairs still required.[2]

[edit] New pipeline proposal

Iraq is considering building a new Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline through Arbil and Dahuk governorates to bypass attack-prone areas.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Explosion at fuel pipeline west of Baghdad. USA Today (2003-06-22). Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ Gulf states mull over Hormuz bypass. Upstream Online (2007-05-11). Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
  3. ^ Iraq considering new Kirkuk-Ceyhan line. United Press International (2007-09-26). Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
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