Motihari-Amlekhgunj Oil Pipeline

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The Motihari-Amlekhgunj Oil Pipeline is an operating oil product pipeline in India and Nepal.

Location

The pipeline carries petroleum from Motihari, India to Amlekhgunj, Nepal, and passes through Raxaul, India.

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Project details

• Operator: IndianOil; Nepal Oil Corporation
• Parent Company: IndianOil; Nepal Oil Corporation
• Current Capacity:
• Proposed capacity: 60,000 barrels per day
• Length: 43 miles / 69 kilometers
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2019

Background

The pipeline was originally proposed in 2014 and joint agreement between IndianOil and Nepal Oil Corporation to build it was signed in 2015. Construction began in April 2018.

The pipeline came into operation in April of 2019.