Tazama Pipeline
Tazama Pipeline | |
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Location | |
Country | Tanzania, Zambia |
From | Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
To | Ndola, Zambia |
General information | |
Type | oil |
Partners | Governments of Zambia; Governments of Tanzania |
Operator | Tazama Pipeline Limited |
Commissioned | 1968 |
Technical information | |
Length | 1,710 km (1,060 mi) |
Maximum discharge | 1.1 million tonnes per year |
The Tazama Pipeline (Tanzania Zambia Mafuta Pipeline) is a 1,710-kilometre (1,060 mi) long crude oil pipeline from the Single Point Mooring terminal at the outer anchorage of in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, to the TIPER refinery in Dar-es-Salaam and the Indeni refinery in Ndola, Zambia.[1] It was commissioned in 1968. The pipeline was designed for a throughput of 1.1 million tonnes per year. Currently, it is handling approximately 600,000 tonnes annually.[2] The diameter of pipeline varies between 8 and 12 inches (200 and 300 mm). The pipeline is owned by Tazama Pipeline Limited, a joint company of the governments of Zambia (66.7%) and Tanzania (33.3%).[1][2] The pipeline is currently under privatization.
References
- 1 2 Pastory Nguvu (16 October 2007). "TAZAMA pipeline a ticking time bomb". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- 1 2 Nicholas Bariyo (29 September 2009). "Zambian Govt Seeks To Recapitalize Tazama Oil Pipeline". Downstream Today. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
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