Mina Al Fahal-Sohar Oil Pipeline

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Mina Al Fahal-Sohar Oil Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Oman.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Mina Al Fahal to Sohar Refinery, Oman.

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Project Details

  • Operator: Oman Gas Company[1]
  • Owner:
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity: 116,000 barrels per day[2]
  • Length: 266 km[2]
  • Diameter: 24 in[3]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start year: 2006[3]
  • Cost: USD 175 million[3]
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

Background

The 24" diameter, 266km long pipeline transports crude oil from the Mina Al Fahal Refinery to the Sohar Refinery.[1]The Sohar refinery has a capacity of 116,000 b/d and processes a mixture of Oman Export Blend crude and atmospheric residue; it is delivered by the pipeline from the 106,000 b/d Mina Al-Fahal refinery near Muscat 266 km to the southeast.[2] The pipeline project cost an estimated $175 million.[3]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mina Al Fahal-Sohar Oil Pipeline, A Barrel Full, accessed September 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Crude unit, hydrocracker due at Sohar, Oil & Gas Journal, March 2, 2011
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sohar Refinery, Wilayat of Sohar, Oman, Hydrocarbons Technology, accessed October 2017

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