Trans Isthmian Oil Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source: Atlantic Ocean
- Destination: Pacific Ocean
- Ownership: Petroterminal de Panama (PTP)
- Website: http://www.petroterminal.com/
- Length: 131 kilometres (81 miles)
- Capacity: 800,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type:
+++ Brief Description
- A pipeline that was built to transport Alaskan crude from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean
- It was reversed in 2009
- Also known as the **Trans-Panama pipeline**
+++ Pipeline Status
- In operation
+++ History
- 2008 - Tesoro signs agreement to transport crude
- 2009 - Crude was sent for the first time the Atlantic to the Pacific
+++ Other Information
- The pipeline was constructed to facilitate the transportation of Alaskan North Slope Crude oil (ANSCO) from Valdez, Alaska to refineries on the Gulf coast of the US.
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