WORLD'S LARGEST OIL PUMP OPERATING IN KUWAIT

A pump used by Kuwait Oil Co. to load the giant oil tankers that trade between Bantry Bay and the Arbian Gulf is capable of delivering 15,000 tons/hr of oil through a 40 in. dia submarine pipeline to a terminal 10 mi offshore. Driven by an English Electric 14,000 hp power pack, down-rated to 11,500 hp and powered by a single Rolls-Royce industrial Avon gas generator.

• Corporate Authors:

  Petroleum Engineer Publishing Company

  Box 1589
  Dallas, TX  United States  75221
• Publication Date: 1969-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 80
• Serial:
  • Pipeline Engineer
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 80
  • Publisher: Petroleum Engineer Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore transfer; Pipeline pumping stations; Pumps; Underwater pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Offshore loading
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056004
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1974 12:00AM