Iran-Armenia oil products’ pipeline project enters practical phase

April 11, 2012 - 16:30
YEREVAN (Armenpress): Armenian government will approve at the cabinet sitting the technical regulation on "Technical Rules of utilization of Highway Oil Products Pipeline" for the construction of the pipeline between Armenia and Iran.
 
According to the grounding document, the technical project regulation has been worked out for establishing norms of construction and utilization.
 
The goal of the project is to regulate the technical utilization functions of the oil products in Armenia, preserve the correct level of security of transportation, storing processes.
 
Previously, executive director of the Iranian national oil company Jalil Salaru stated that Armenia expressed interest in importing oil products from Iran. In the first phase the products will be exported through trucks and in future through pipelines.
 
The agreement on export of oil products – fuel, diesel aviation kerosene was signed in February 2012 between the energy ministries of the two countries.
 
(Source: armenpress)