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Lanzhou–Chengdu–Chongqing Pipeline

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Lanzhou–Chengdu–Chongqing Pipeline
Location
CountryChina
General directionNorth–south
FromLanzhou
Passes throughGansu
Shaanxi
Sichuan
ToChongqing
General information
TypeOil products
OwnerPetroChina
Commissioned2002
Technical information
Length1,250 km (780 mi)
Maximum discharge6 million tonnes per year
Diameter508 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

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  1. ^ a b Wang Ying (2008-06-06). "Earthquake Lake Threatens China's Longest Oil Link". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c "New pipeline to feed China's petrochemical industry". People's Daily. 2002-11-11. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  3. ^ "Swelling quake lake threatens China's longest oil pipeline: CNPC". AFP. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2013-04-06.