Kirkuk–Ceyhan Oil Pipeline

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 (970 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.

Contents

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 (~5.5×10^7 and ~2.5×10^7 t/a) respectively. Usable capacity of the line is believed to be only 300 thousand barrels per day (~1.5×10^7 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

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ "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. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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.