The strategy of petroleum sector based on fulfilling the domestic market needs through reaching the optimal usage of the different means of transportation and distribution of the crude oil and petroleum products. In order to increase the observation and monitoring level the petroleum products, the petroleum sector implemented the SCADA system, which collects data from smart card system, ATG system and GPS system to link and integrate between their functions to enable a complete control.
This is done by the different means of transportation, which are as follows:
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The National Pipelines Network, which is about 5000 km long and includes the transportation of crude and petroleum products.
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Trucks to transport and distribute products through (12) petroleum marketing companies with no. of (3593) fuel stations as well as (1550) industrial customers.
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Marine units for transporting crude between different ports.
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River Tankers.
The following are the projects that have been established, under construction or under study, which are related to the transportation and distribution activities:
First: Projects completed during 2017/2018:
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Exploitation of the berth facilities of the Sumed port Company to receive LPG tankers with capacity of 45 thousand tons, replacing the small cargos that were received at the Suez port and linking these facilities to the national pipeline network.
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Establishment of a new warehouse for Misr Petroleum Company in Badr region with a total capacity of 28.5 thousand m3 & daily recharge rate of 5000 m3.
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Establishment of new LPG spherical tanks in the governorates of Alexandria and Suhag with total storage capacity of 12.5 thousand tons.
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Establishment and operating of Assiut / Suhag LPG Pipeline with length of 114 km & 12” diameter.
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Establishment and operating Tebeen / South Helwan isolated pipeline with a length of 87 km and a diameter of 16 " which is linked to Tebeen / Beni Suef 16"pipeline.
- Retail fuel stations increased to be (3593) RFS by the end of June 2018. The number of new stations increased by 3% compared to the previous year, as well as the LPG distribution centers increased to (3013) by the end of June 2018. The no. of new LPG distribution centers increases by 1.3% compared to the previous year.
Second: Projects under construction 2017/2018:
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Establishing a trading, transportation and storage area for gas oil and LPG products in Ain Sokhna through Sonker Company with storage capacity of (100) thousand m3 for Gas oil as well as (150) thousand m3 for gas and to set up a connection line between Sonkar and Al-Sadat facilities for a length of 24 km.
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Construction of the Sokhna / Tebeen pipeline, 24” diameter, 115 km length for transporting of fuel oil from Sokhna Port to Al-Tebeen area, to supply power stations of South Helwan, Kurimat and Beni Suef with fuel and meet the needs of Upper Egypt petroleum products.
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Increasing bitumen storage capacities in Suez area by 10 thousand tons to increase the strategic stocks of bitumen to receive tankers at the port in Suez and re-equip the asphalt loading platforms at the Suez plant.
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Establishment of a warehouse for Nile Company in Assiut with a total capacity of 3000 m3 for a product of benzene 80, benzene 92 and a daily charge rate up to 1500 m3.
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Connecting the Sokhna (Sonker & Sumed) facilities to the National Pipeline Network to transform the Sokhna area into a hub for the trading of crude and petroleum products.
Third: Projects under study:
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Delivering compressed natural gas (CNG) to remote areas that are difficult to connect to the national gas network, through trucks designated for transportation of (CNG).
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Receiving and storing large LPG cargos through Damietta Port and linking these facilities with the national LPG grid.
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Establishment of a multi-revenue investment logistics services area including a technological training center for drivers for product safety and a service area for petroleum companies.
