Northeast Thailand Oil Pipeline
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Northeast Thailand Oil Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Thailand.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from Sao Hai District, Saraburi Province, Thailand, to Ban Phai District, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. The exact route of the pipeline can be found in a report by the EGCO Group.[2] In Saraburi, the pipeline connects to the Si Racha-Saraburi Oil Pipeline.
Project details
- Operator:
- Owner: Thai Pipeline Network Co (TPN)[3]
- Parent company: Power Solution Technologies Plc[3]
- Capacity: 5.443 billion liters per year[1][4]
- Length: 342 kilometers[1][4]
- Diameter:
- Status: Operating[5][6]
- Start year: 2023[5][6][7]
- Cost:
- Financing:
- Associated Infrastructure: Si Racha-Saraburi Oil Pipeline
Background
In February 2019 Thai Pipeline Network Company Limited (TPN) a subsidiary of TPP, signed a contract with Chinese Petroleum Pipeline Bureau (CPP) for the development of an oil pipeline in northeast Thailand.[8]
The pipeline commended operations in August 2023. [5][6]
There appears to be some ambiguity from Chinese news sources on what the pipeline carries, but updates from EGCO and other sources appear to confirm it's a crude oil pipeline replacing trucked oil in northeast Thailand. [5][6][7][9]
Environmental impact
In February 2020 residents of Khon Kaen’s Ban Phai district expressed concern that elevating land to build the pipeline will increase the severity of flooding in the district.[10] Environmental advocates and business leaders also complained that public hearings for the project had not been well publicized and that the project was proceeding without appropriate scrutiny.[10]
Extension to Laos
As part of the contract signed with CPP in February 2019, TPN is exploring an extension of the pipeline from Ban Phai District to Vientiane, Laos.[11] In February 2020, TPN signed a memorandum of collaboration on Thai-Lao Oil Pipeline with China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited, Eneco Dynamic Public Company and Sitthi Logistic Lao Compamy Limited.[12]
Location
The proposed extension runs from Ban Phai District, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand to Vientiane, Laos.[13][11]
Project Extension Details
- Operator:
- Owner: Thai Pipeline Network Co (TPN)[3]
- Parent: Power Solution Technologies Plc[3]
- Capacity:
- Length: 145 miles / 234 kilometers
- Diameter:
- Status: Proposed[11]
- Start year:
- Cost:
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 EGCO Group Goes Beyond Power Generation with New Investment in “Oil Pipeline Extension to Northeastern Region” Project, EGCO, Sep. 25, 2019
- ↑ "EGCO Group Successfully Achieves Financial Agreements for "Extension of Petroleum Pipeline System in Northeastern Project"". EGCO Group. Sep 21, 2020. Retrieved Mar 10, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "TPN pipeline extension to include Laos". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bangkok Post Public Company Limited. "PSTC set to return to profit as new pipeline goes online". https://www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
{{cite news}}: External link in|work= - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Times, Global. "First refined oil project in northeast Thailand built by Chinese company enters operation - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 杨洋. "Thailand poised to reap big gains from CNPC project". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "Egco opens oil pipeline in bid to cut carbon emissions". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ↑ (เพิ่มเติม) "ไทย ไปป์ไลน์ฯ"จับมือ"ไชน่า ปิโตรเลียม ไปป์ไลน์"ขยายท่อส่งน้ำมันภาคอีสานกว่า 9 พันลบ.เล็งต่อไปถึงลาว, RYT9, Feb. 27, 2019
- ↑ Group, EGCO. "EGCO Group Goes Beyond Power Generation with New Investment in "Oil Pipeline Extension to Northeastern Region" Project". egco.co.th. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 New Oil Pipeline In Northern Thailand May Worsen Flooding, Thailand Construction News, Feb. 13, 2020
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 TPN ลงนามจ้าง CPP จากจีน 9,000 ล้านบาท สร้างท่อน้ำมันภาคอีสาน เล็งเชื่อมต่อถึงสปป.ลาว, Energy News Center, Feb. 27, 2020
- ↑ "History". Thai Pipeline Network (TPN).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding". China Dialogue. Feb 10, 2020. Retrieved Mar 10, 2022.
