A Simulation Study of the Sarir Field-Tobruk Terminal Crude Oil Pipeline

This study considers the simulation of the pipeline that transports crude oil from Sarir field in the South East of the Libyan Sahara desert to the Tobruk terminal which is located in the East of the Libyan coast. The VariSim™ pipeline simulation software is to be exploited in this work. The pipeline, and its pumping facilities, was constructed in 1969 with 34 inch diameter, 514 Km long pipework from the source to the demand. In the existing operational circumstances, the pipeline ships approximately 110,000 barrels per day with aid of one pump station placed in Sarir field. The considered transportation line is owned by the National Oil Corporation and operated by Arab Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO). In this work, a hydraulic analysis study is carried out for the investigating the pipeline.