China: Sinopec to supply 736,000mt of distillates to SW. China via pipeline in Aug, up 1% on month

Chemical News: China: Sinopec to supply 736,000mt of distillates to SW. China via pipeline in Aug, up 1% on month

https://www.chemnet.com Aug 03,2010
Sinopec plans to transmit a combined 736,000mt of gasoil and gasoline to Southwest China's Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan via its Southwest Oil Product Pipeline in August, up 1% from the previous month, revealed a source with pipeline department of the oil giant.

Gasoil allocation was 592,000mt, up 0.3% on month, while gasoline increased 4% to 144,000mt, the source said.

The supply was about 24,500mt on average, up 6% from the previous month, the source noted, adding the growth was in a normal range.

The pipeline has been running at full capacity, which would see stable transmission volume in the future except for emergency situation, the source furthered.

Sinopec Southwest Oil Product Pipeline kicked off construction on Sep 19, 2003 and came onto stream by the end of 2005. It starts from Maoming of Guangdong province and ends in Kunming of Yuan province, passing through 37 cities and towns within Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan. Stretching out 1,691km in its full length and linking up 19 stations, it is the largest-scaled and longest oil products pipeline in the country by far.

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