Nasser-Brega Oil Pipeline

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Nasser-Brega Oil Pipeline known also as (Zaltan-Al Brayqah) is an operating oil pipeline, running from Nasser oilfield to Brega terminal, Libya.

Location

The pipeline runs from Nasser oilfield to Brega terminal, 240 km west of Benghazi, Al Wahat district, Libya.

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Background

The 36 inches pipeline is the main pipeline between the Nasser field and Marsa el-Brega and the first in the country. It was built in October 1961 and is known also as Zaltan-Al Brayqah.

Project details

• Operator: Sirte Oil Company
• Owner: Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC)
• Parent Company: National Oil Corporation
• Current capacity: 38.840382 mtpa
• Length: 171.62km / 106.64mi
• Diameter: 36 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1961
• Cost:
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