Dandong-Sinuiju Oil Pipeline
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Dandong-Sinuiju Oil Pipeline, also known as the China–North Korea Friendship Oil Pipeline, is an operating crude oil pipeline in China and North Korea.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from Dandong, China to Sinuiju, North Korea.
Project details
- Operator:
- Owner: 国家管网集团北方管道有限责任公司
- Parent company: PipeChina[2]
- Capacity: 9,840 barrels per day
- Length: 30 kilometers
- Status: Operating
- Start year: 1975
Background
The pipeline feeds North Korea's sole operating oil refinery feed, the Ponghwa Chemical factory in Sinuiju.[1] In October 2020, ownership of the pipeline was transferred from CNPC to PipeChina.[2]
Sanctions on North Korea
The pipeline conveys an estimated 525,0000 of the 850,000 tonnes of oil that North Korea consumes annually and has been the focus of U.S. pressure on China to impose additional sanctions on North Korea.[3] In 2017 the pipeline was exempted from United Nations sanctions imposed on North Korea because shutting the pipeline down could cause it to become clogged with wax, making it expensive or impossible to repair.[4]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Naharkatiya-Digboi Crude Oil Pipeline How North Korea gets its oil from China: lifeline in question at U.N. meeting, Reuters, Apr. 28, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 重磅：国家管网正式运营！, dy.163.com, Oct. 9, 2020
- ↑ U.S. Desire for North Korea Oil Cutoff Puts China in a Tight Spot, New York Times, Sep. 5, 2017
- ↑ It supplies 90 per cent of oil to North Korea ... so why is China’s pipeline excluded from UN sanctions?, South China Morning Post, Sep. 12, 2017
