MoU signed for MTT-WOP project

Pipeline project aims to complement oil pipeline backbone from Karachi to Peshawar

ISLAMABAD:

The stakeholders on Consortium Formation for Machike-Thallian-Tarujabba White Oil Pipeline Project (MTT-WOP), on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) Secretariat, PM Office.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the minister for power and petroleum, secretary (Petroleum Division), secretary SIFC, and the heads of consortium entities.

The pipeline project, an initiative of the Petroleum Division and the SIFC, aims to complement the oil pipeline backbone from Karachi to Peshawar. Additionally, it aims to facilitate the energy-efficient movement of petroleum products as well as prevent adulteration and provide increased safety. The pipeline will connect Punjab from Machike, near Lahore, to Tarujabba, near Peshawar.

The pipeline consists of two segments: Machike-Thallian and Thallian - Tarujabba along Motorway with connectivity options with Attock refinery, Chakpirana and Faqirabad. It completes the infrastructure supply chain from Karachi to Peshawar. This may be called a flagship project spearheaded by FWO and jointly supported by PSO and ISGS. The 477 km long pipeline, aims at ensuring a smooth supply chain of petroleum products from Karachi to Peshawar with initial carrying capacity of 7 MTPA extendable to 10 MTPA.

(Amended press release is available on Petroleum Division's, PID and APP website.)

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story mentioned an incorrect pipeline route. The error is regretted and has been rectified.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2024.

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