Restarting the oil pipeline between Homs and Hama after 14 years of stoppage

Homs Fuel Company announced today, Tuesday, June 17, the restarting of the oil derivatives transport line (6 inches) linking the warehouses of Homs and Hama, after a stoppage of 14 years, with a transport capacity of 2600 cubic meters per day.

Engineer Yahya Taleb, the director of the company's branch in Homs, stated in a statement to "SANA Agency" that "the restarting of the line contributes to achieving flexibility in dealing with supply crises, ensuring the availability of petroleum materials and distributing them efficiently, in addition to reducing costs resulting from transportation via tankers."

Taleb added that "activating this line is a vital and strategic measure, as it achieves sustainability in transporting oil derivatives to the Hama warehouses in its first phase, to later extend to the warehouses in Aleppo and Idlib, thus increasing storage capacity by operating new facilities in those governorates."

He also pointed out that "this achievement represents a fundamental step in repairing the economic infrastructure that has deteriorated during the previous regime."

For his part, Engineer Mohammed Amin Al-Daher, head of the pumping stations department in the company, explained that the technical teams completed intensive maintenance work over two weeks, which included pipes, valves, pumping units, and mechanical barriers along 56 kilometers between Homs and Hama.

Al-Daher noted that "the total length of the oil pipeline reaches 180 kilometers, including its route towards Aleppo and Idlib," considering that the work was executed "with a high level of precision and efficiency."