Trans-Arabian Pipeline

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:oil
gptkbp:affects regional conflicts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Tapline
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:ARAMCO
gptkbp:capacity 500,000 barrels per day
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1947
gptkbp:country gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Lebanon
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Sidon,_Lebanon
gptkbp:historicalName built to bypass Suez Canal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first major oil pipeline across the Middle East
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans-Arabian Pipeline
gptkbp:length 1214 kilometers
gptkbp:notableEvent closure of Lebanese section in 1976
partial operation until 1990s
sections used for water transport in Saudi Arabia
gptkbp:operationEndYear 1983
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Saudi_Aramco
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:grass
gptkbp:purpose transport crude oil from Saudi Arabia to Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Abqaiq,_Saudi_Arabia
gptkbp:startYear 1950
gptkbp:status mostly non-operational
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syrian_Desert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5