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.

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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]

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]

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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. 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
  2. "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. 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. 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= (help)
  5. 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. 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. 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.
  8. (เพิ่มเติม) "ไทย ไปป์ไลน์ฯ"จับมือ"ไชน่า ปิโตรเลียม ไปป์ไลน์"ขยายท่อส่งน้ำมันภาคอีสานกว่า 9 พันลบ.เล็งต่อไปถึงลาว, RYT9, Feb. 27, 2019
  9. 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. 10.0 10.1 New Oil Pipeline In Northern Thailand May Worsen Flooding, Thailand Construction News, Feb. 13, 2020
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 TPN ลงนามจ้าง CPP จากจีน 9,000 ล้านบาท สร้างท่อน้ำมันภาคอีสาน เล็งเชื่อมต่อถึงสปป.ลาว, Energy News Center, Feb. 27, 2020
  12. "History". Thai Pipeline Network (TPN).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding". China Dialogue. Feb 10, 2020. Retrieved Mar 10, 2022.

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