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The Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline is a crude oil pipeline from the Kirkuk oil field in Iraq to the Syrian port of Baniyas. The pipeline is around long and the capacity is .〔 〕 The pipeline was opened on 23 April 1952. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the pipeline was damaged by U.S. air-strikes and remained out of operation since then.〔 〕 On 17 December 2007, Syria and Iraq agreed to rehabilitate the pipeline. The pipeline was to be reconstructed by Stroytransgaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom.〔 〕 However, Stroytransgaz failed to start the rehabilitation and the contract was nullified in April 2009.〔 〕 As the rehabilitation of the existing pipeline occurred to be more costly than building a new pipeline, in September 2010 Iraq and Syria agreed to build two new Kirkuk–Baniyas pipelines.〔 〕〔 〕 One pipeline with capacity of would carry heavier crude oil while another pipeline capacity of would carry lighter crude oil.〔 〕 ==See also== *Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kirkuk–Baniyas pipeline」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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