The South North Pipeline (SNP) is a north–south
petroleum products pipeline
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in the
Republic of Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its east ...
owned by the Daehan Oil Pipeline Corporation (DOPCO).
DOPCO finished construction of the
Kyungin pipeline between
Koyang terminal and
Gimpo Airport
Gimpo International Airport (), commonly known as Gimpo Airport , formerly rendered in English as Kimpo International Airport, is located in the far western end of Seoul, some west of the Central District of Seoul. Gimpo was the main interna ...
in 1992. In 1997, construction of
Seongnam terminal marked the completion of the entire pipeline.
The
United States Forces Korea
United States Forces Korea (USFK) is a Unified Combatant Command#Subordinate Unified Command, sub-unified command of United States Indo-Pacific Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). USFK is the joint headquarters for U.S. combat-re ...
obtain
jet fuel
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through the SNP.
External links
Daehan Oil Pipeline Corporation
Oil pipelines in South Korea
Refined oil product pipelines
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