Longford to Long Island Point Oil Pipeline

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Longford to Long Island Point Oil Pipeline is a retired oil pipeline in Australia.

Location

The pipeline runs from Esso’s Longford Plant (Longford) in Gippsland Victoria to the Long Island Point facility (LIP) at Hastings, Victoria. The exact route appears in a February 2016 article in The Latrobe Valley Express.

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Project details

• Operator: Esso Australia Resources
• Current capacity: 314490.54 barrels per day / 50000 tonnes per day
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 187 kilometers
• Status: Retired (2017)
• Start Year: 1969

Background

The pipeline was operated by Esso Australia Resources, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia. In 2017 it was retired and replaced by the Longford to Long Island Point Replacement Oil Pipeline.