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Oman Plans Muscat-Sohar Pipeline
 
State-controlled Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC) has revealed plans for the construction of a new 280-km pipeline linking the 106,000 b/d Mina al-Fahal refinery in Muscat and the 116,000 b/d Sohar refinery. The move is primarily designed to reduce heavy fuel tanker traffic between the two cities, local press agencies reported. The project will also connect the storage facilities at the two sites,...