ORBEL Pipeline

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ORBEL Pipeline (also known as the Rio-Belo Horizonte Oil Pipeline and ORBEL II) is an operating oil pipeline running within Brazil.

Location

The pipeline runs between Petrobras's Campos Elíseos Terminal in Duque de Caxias (Rio de Janeiro state) and the Gabriel Passos Refinery (Regap) in Betim (Minas Gerais state).

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Project Details

• Operator: Transpetro
• Parent company: Petrobras
• Capacity: 7.83 mtpa
• Length: 358 km / 222 miles
• Diameter: 24 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 1967
• Cost:
• Financing:

Background

The ORBEL II petroleum pipeline runs parallel to the ORBEL I clear products pipeline (18 inches, 364 km).