Nafoora-Amal Oil Pipeline

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Nafoora-Amal Oil Pipeline, خط أنابيب النافورة – آمال is an operating oil pipeline, running from Nafoora oilfield to Amal oilfield, Libya.

Location

The pipeline runs from Nafoora oilfield to Amal oilfield, in Al Wahat district, the Sirte basin, Libya

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Background

In July 2012, Wintershall, a German energy company, announced building a 34-mile pipeline to connect the Nafoora oil field with the Amal oil field. The pipeline is designed to have a capacity of 100,000 barrels per day and cost $38 million.

Project details

• Operator: Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO)
• Owner: Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC)
• Parent Company: National Oil Corporation (NOC)
• Capacity: 16.183492 mtpa
• Length: 32.24 miles
• Diameter: 32 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2013
• Cost: $38 million
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: