Wafa-Mellitah gas pipeline
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Wafa-Mellitah Gas Pipeline,خط غاز الوفاء - مليته, is an existing natural gas pipeline, running from Wafa gas field to the Mellitah Complex, Libya.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from Wafa gas field, Nalut district, to the Mellitah Complex, Nuqat al Khams district, Libya.
Background
The Wafa-Mellitah gas pipeline was built as part of the $6-billion Western Libyan Gas Project, which came online in October 2004. The project is owned by Mellitah Oil & Gas, which is a joint venture between Libya's state-owned National Oil Corporation and Italian firm Eni. The pipeline was built by China Power Engineering Consulting Group (CPECC). From the Mellitah oil & gas complex, gas is exported through the Greenstream Pipeline to Italy.[2][3][4]
Pipeline Details
- Operator: Mellitah Oil & Gas
- Owner: National Oil Corporation (50%), Eni (50%)
- Parent Company: Libyan Government
- Capacity: 13 billion cubic meters per year [1]
- Length: 845 kilometers / 527 miles
- Diameter: 32 inches[1]
- Status: Operating
- Start Year: 2004
- Cost:
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "انجازات الشركة | شركة مليـتة للنفط و الغـاز". mellitahog.ly (in العربية). Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- ↑ Company Achievements, Mellitah Gas website, accessed July 2018.
- ↑ Western Libyan Gas Project, Wikipedia, accessed July 2018.
- ↑ Mellitah Area: Complex and Gas Compressor Station, Bonatti International website, accessed July 2018.