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Sudan
Index
By the early 1970s, operational problems on the Port SudanKhartoum section of Sudan Railways had resulted in inadequate
supplies of petroleum products reaching Khartoum and other parts
of the country. In 1975 construction of an oil pipeline from the
port to Khartoum was begun to relieve traffic pressure on the
railroad. It was completed in mid-1976, but leaks were discovered
and the 815-kilometer-long pipeline, laid generally parallel to
the railroad, did not become operational until September 1977. As
constructed, its capacity was 600,000 tons a year, but that
throughput was only attained in mid-1981. In early 1982, steps
were taken to add additional booster pumping stations to increase
the rate to an annual throughput capacity of 1 million tons. The
line carried only refined products, including gasoline, gas oil,
kerosene, and aviation fuel obtained either from the refinery at
the port or from import-holding facilities there. These fuels
were moved in a continuous operation to storage tanks at Khartoum
with some capacity offloaded at Atbarah. Rail tank cars released
by the pipeline were reassigned to increase supplies of petroleum
products in the western and southwestern regions of the country.
Data as of June 1991
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