Muscat-Sohar Pipeline

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Muscat-Sohar pipeline, also known as the Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline (MSPP) Project, is an operating multi-product oil and gas pipeline in Oman.

Location

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

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Project Details

• Operator: Orpic Logistics Company
• Parent: Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos, Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries
• Current capacity: 93,000 bpd
• Length: 290 km / 180 miles
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2018

Background

According to HydroCarbonProcessing.com, MSPP is a 290 km multi-product, bi-directional pipeline connecting the Mina Al Fahal and Sohar Orpic refineries to the Al Jefnain storage and distribution facility. Additionally, it brings aviation fuel directly to the Muscat International airport.

The pipeline is divided into three sections:

• Mina al Fahal refinery- Al Jefnain facility: 45 km, 10 inch diameter
• Sohar refinery - Al Jefnain plant: 220 km, 18 inch diameter
• Al Jefnain facility - Muscat international airport: 25 km, 10 inch diameter

Operations were initially expected to commence by mid-2017, however Orpic Logistics Company inaugurated the projection in March 2018.

The pipeline follows a similar route to the Mina Al Fahal-Sohar Oil Pipeline, which started operations in 2005.