Karachi-Mahmoodkot (KMK) Pipeline

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Karachi-Mahmoodkot (KMK) Pipeline is an operating oil pipeline in Pakistan.

Location

The pipeline originates at Karachi and terminates at Mahmoodkot, Pakistan.

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Project Details

• Operator: Pak – Arab Pipeline Company Limited (PAPCO)
• Owner: Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (51%), Shell (26%), Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (12%), Total SA (11%)
• Parent company: Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (51%), Shell (26%), Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (12%), Total SA (11%)
• Capacity: 6 mtpa
• Length: 870 kilometers / 541 miles
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 1981
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The 870-km Karachi-Mahmoodkot (KMK) Pipeline, commissioned in 1981, transports crude from Karachi to Mahmoodkot to the Mid Country Refinery, near Multan. Its initial annual pumping capacity of 2.9 million tons has been upgraded and KMK is now capable of pumping up to 6 million tons per year (120,000 barrels per day).