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[Andy R]

Israeli pipelines

Note #1 and #4 in particular

There are three separate pipelines for crude oil and one for distillates:
See Pipelines Map

1. A 42" crude oil pipeline of 254 km linking the Red Sea port of Eilat with the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon. Three booster stations pump the crude at a maximum capacity of 60 million tons per annum.
Two additional booster stations pump the crude in the opposite direction, namely from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, at a maximum capacity of 20 million tons per annum.
See "The Reverse Flow Project"

4. Part of a 16" pipeline from Eilat to Haifa that was used in the past for pumping crude oil, has been cleaned and now transports distillates southwards.
In 2003 EAPC rehabilitated the non active part of the 16" pipeline, which enables EAPC to transport distillates (gasoline, jet fuel and gasoil) from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and vice versa.

Two pipelines linking to Red Sea, end of story as lots available on that body of water.

Also of Interest

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=CHO20060726&articleId=2824

http://www.janes.com/regional_news/africa_middle_east/news/fr/fr030416_1_n.shtml

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0825-03.htm