VOL. XLVI

No 27

07-July-2003

ISRAEL

Israels Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Ready For Southbound Crude Flows

Israel is ready to open the 254km oil pipeline linking Eilat and Ashkelon for transport of southbound crude, following the completion of work to construct a fourth pumping station on the line earlier this year (MEES, 30 September 2002). The Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC), which operates the trans-Israel route, is looking to provide a more economical route for VLCC-sized parcels of crude...