The pipeline will greatly speed up transfer of such products from southern provinces to central province of Isfahan.
The project has begun by Petroleum Engineering and Development Company at approximate cost of 2,000 billion rials. It was launched in presence of Ministry of Petroleum caretaker, Nozari; managing director of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, Nematzadeh; and other officials from the Iranian oil industry in Bandar Abbas on August 27, 2007.
Main phases of project
The project, a part of which had already been made operational between Rafsanjan and Isfahan in June 2007, consists of two phases:
- Increasing capacity for transfer of oil products from Bandar Abbas to Rafsanjan by establishing new installations close to the existing pumping stations of Bandar Abbas, Qotbabad and Mehr-Aran.
- Building a new 20-inch pipeline from Rafsanjan to Isfahan and construction of needed installations at pumping stations of Rafsanjan, Yazd, Naein, and construction of a terminal in Isfahan.
Project in Bandar Abbas
The part of the project, which will be carried out in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan province, includes important installations such as:
- Bandar Abbas oil storage facility
The existing storage tanks have been changed and a new booster station with suitable pump has been built to transfer 360,000 barrels per day oil and its products.
- Bandar Abbas pumping station
Building pumping facilities including four powerful electric pumps, each capable of transferring 670 cubic meters of water per hour, connecting new system of pumps to the existing 26-inch pipeline and dismantling two existing gas-fueled turbo-pumps in Qotbabad and Mehr-Aran are major steps which have been taken to launch the pumping station.
- Electricity supply facilities
To complete and launch electricity supply facilities, a 67 kv power station close to pumping station as well as a high-voltage electricity transmission line with average length of 30 km has been built to connect Bastano power station to Bandar Abbas pumping station. The line includes 90 pylons and a telescopic power post.
Qotbabad pumping stations
Steps have been taken to launch this pumping station including construction of a suitable place to establish a turbo-pump, construction of related pipeline and connecting it to the existing 26-inch pipeline as well as installing and commissioning a gas-powered turbo-pump.
Mehr-Aran pumping station
In this place, important measures have been taken including construction of a suitable place for installing a turbo-pump, construction of related pipelines and connecting them to the existing 26-inch pipeline, installing and commissioning a gas-powered turbo-pump, construction of three storage tanks, each with a capacity of 21.5 million liters (two tanks with floating ceiling and one tank with fixed ceiling), purchasing and installing three powerful booster pumps and building two water storage tanks for firefighting purposes, as well as establishing firefighting facilities including two electric pumps and two diesel pumps.
Rafsanjan pumping station
Building two products tanks each with a capacity of 40 million liters (one tank with floating and one tank with fixed ceiling), purchasing and installing three powerful booster pumps each with a capacity of 546.5 cubic meters, purchasing and installing three main pumps with capacity of 1,093 cubic meters are major steps taken to make Rafsanjan pumping station operational.
Yazd pumping station
Purchasing and installing three main pumps with a capacity of 1,093 cubic meters, building three storage tanks each with a capacity of 21.5 million liters (two tanks with floating ceiling and one tank with fixed ceiling), purchasing and installing three powerful booster pumps with capacity of 193 cubic meters, establishing firefighting facilities including two electric pumps and two diesel pumps as well as building two water storage tanks for firefighting purposes, each with a capacity of 5,790 cubic meters are major steps that have been taken at Yazd pumping station.
Naein pumping station
Purchasing and installing three main pumps, each with a capacity of 1,093 cubic meters, building two water storage tanks for firefighting purposes with capacity of 3 million liters, building a relief tank with capacity of 600 cubic meters, construction of firefighting facilities including an electric pump and a diesel pump, construction of related pumping facilities, building 63 kv power station and 22 km of transmission lines including 80 high-voltage power pylons are major steps taken at Naein pumping station.
Isfahan terminal
There is a terminal for receiving oil products and sending them to oil storage facilities close to Isfahan refinery with all needed installations at Isfahan terminal.
Pipeline construction
Construction of a 20-inch pipeline from Rafsanjan to Isfahan over a distance of 536 km, which crosses Yazd and Naein cities as well as suburbs of Isfahan including needed installations to prevent rusting and related valves in addition to building 536 km of fiberoptic line for electronic leak detection system are other major features of the project, which is to increase oil products transfer capacity from Bandar Abbas to Isfahan.
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