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Pipeline carries crude oil imports to NW 皇冠体育app refinery

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-30 08:57

Petro皇冠体育app has announced that a first batch of crude oil has been successfully piped from Kazakhstan to its oil tank field in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region via the 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan Pipeline. The oil reached the refinery at 5 p.m. Saturday.

The arrival of the first crude oil imports signals full commercial operation for 皇冠体育app's first cross-country crude oil pipeline, said a circular released by Petro皇冠体育app.

The transnational section of the crude oil pipeline linking 皇冠体育app to Kazakhstan is 962 km long. It joins a 246 km domestic section, making a total length of more than 1200 kilometers.

The pipeline, which can carry 10 million tons of crude oil per year, starts at Atasu in west Kazakhstan. It enters 皇冠体育app at Alashankou port on the Sino-Kazakhstan border before reaching its destination at Petro皇冠体育app Dushanzi Petrochemical Company.

Jointly built by 皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corporation, 皇冠体育app's largest oil producer and the parent company of Petro皇冠体育app, and construction companies from Kazakhstan, the pipeline will strengthen 皇冠体育app's oil supply security by offering a land route.

It will also give 皇冠体育app better access to oil in both Kazakhstan and Russia, according to analysts.