Lanzhou–Chengdu–Chongqing Pipeline
Appearance
Lanzhou–Chengdu–Chongqing Pipeline | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
General direction | North–south |
From | Lanzhou |
Passes through | Gansu Shaanxi Sichuan |
To | Chongqing |
General information | |
Type | Oil products |
Owner | PetroChina |
Commissioned | 2002 |
Technical information | |
Length | 1,250 km (780 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 6 million tonnes per year |
Diameter | 508 mm (20 in) |
The Lanzhou–Chengdu–Chongqing Pipeline is a petroleum product pipeline in China. The pipeline is owned by PetroChina.[1]
The 1,250-kilometre (777 mi) pipeline starts at the Lanzhou terminal and finish at the Chongqing terminal. It runs through Gansu, Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces.[2] Its diameter varies from 508 millimetres (20 in) to 457 millimetres (18 in) to 323.9 millimetres (12.75 in).[2] The pipeline has capacity over 6 million tonnes of oil products per year.[3] The pipeline cost around US$500 million.[2]
After the 2008 Sichuan earthquake the pipeline was temporarily closed due to risk of flooding as the pipeline is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) downstream from Tangjiashan Lake.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wang Ying (2008-06-06). "Earthquake Lake Threatens China's Longest Oil Link". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ a b c "New pipeline to feed China's petrochemical industry". People's Daily. 2002-11-11. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ "Swelling quake lake threatens China's longest oil pipeline: CNPC". AFP. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2013-04-06.