Shabwah-Bir Ali Pipeline

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Shabwah-Bir Ali Pipeline,خط أنابيب عياد – بئر, is an idle oil pipeline in Yemen.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from the Ayad-Shabwah oil block to the Al-Nushayma export terminal near Bir Ali.[2]

Project Details

  • Operator: PetroMasila[1]
  • Owner: PetroMasila[1]
  • Capacity: 135,000 bpd[3]
  • Diameter: 20 inches[3]
  • Length: 207 kilometers[3]
  • Status: Idle[2]
  • Start Year: 1991[2]

Background

The pipeline travels from the Ayad-Shabwa block to the Bir Ali terminal on the Gulf of Aden. The pipeline has a capacity of 135,000 bpd and is 207 kilometers long.[3][4]

The oil industry in Yemen has been severely affected by the ongoing civil war, with crude oil exports suspended since 2022.[5]

As a result, the pipeline is considered largely idle.[2]

Incidents

In April 2012, militants that were reportedly linked to Al-Qaeda attacked the pipeline in the al-Saeed area.[6]

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shabwah-Bir Ali Pipeline, Eurasia Review, accessed September 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Recovering Lost Ground in Shabwa's Oil Sector - Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies". sanaacenter.org. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Pipelines and Terminals". pepa.com.ye. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  4. Yemen’s Energy Sector, Tracking Energy Attacks, accessed October 2017
  5. "Yemen Oil Export Restart Hinges on Saudi-Houthi Talks". Energy Intelligence. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  6. Oil pipeline bombed in southeast Yemen, Trend News Agency, April 11, 2012

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