The Marib – Ras Isa oil pipeline (also known as Marib pipeline) is the main
oil pipeline
A pipeline is a system of pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries around the world. The Un ...
in
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...
. It runs from the
Ma'rib oil refinery to
FSO ''Safer'', an offshore storage and offloading facility, offshore from
As-Salif
As-Salif (, , also transliterated as al-Salif) is a coastal village in western Yemen. It is located in a bay of a headland that forms the southern coast of the Kamaran Bay. As-Salif is recognized for its large deposits of rock salt. Historically, ...
.
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Feasibility study of the pipeline was conducted in 1985. Construction started in September 1986 and the pipeline was commissioned in 1987.
[
] The pipeline was sabotaged during the
2011 Yemeni revolution
The Yemeni revolution (or Yemeni intifada) followed the initial stages of the Tunisian revolution and occurred simultaneously with the 2011 Egyptian revolution and other Arab Spring protests in the Middle East and North Africa. In its e ...
and was shut in October 2011. The reparation works were concluded on 15 July 2012.
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The pipeline is long and it uses pipes with diameter of .[ It has a capacity of .][
] The pipeline and terminal are operated by the SAFER Exploration & Production Operations Company.[
]
On April 17, 2025, the oil port was destroyed by bombing by the United States Armed Forces.[https://information.tv5monde.com/international/yemen-washington-annonce-avoir-detruit-un-port-petrolier-les-houthis-font-etat-de-20]
References
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Oil pipelines in Yemen
1987 establishments in Asia