Oldelval completed the filling of the 525 kilometers with 170,000 cubic meters of crude oil of the Project Duplicatein the section that goes from its pumping station located in the province of Río Negro to the coasts of the Argentine Sea in Puerto Rosales, province of Buenos Aires.
He Project Duplicate aims to permanently increase the transportation capacity from the Neuquén Basin to the Atlantic to accompany the growth of production of Dead Cow.
With the work underway after the tests, Oldelval will go from transporting 36,000 m3 per day of crude oil to 86,000 m3, that is, 50,000 m3 in additional barrels of oil per day.
Oldelval Pipeline Oil Tankers Duplicate Project
With the Project Duplicate in operation from March, they can be exported 310,000 barrels per dayprovide forecast to production companies, and generate significant income for the country.
That is why the leading company celebrated the filling of the “pipe” as a “new milestone” in midstream projects in Argentina. “This new achievement, which is added to the previous ones, such as directed crossings of the Colorado River (in Río Negro) and Arroyo Parejas in Puerto Rosales (Buenos Aires) and the culmination of the stage of duct weldingleave the Project Duplicate very close to its launch,” they stated.
Oil Pipeline Project Duplicate

The company highlighted that the total loading of the pipeline was experienced as “a historic day” for Oldelval and his collaborators, who celebrated this progress that marks a before and after in their professional career. Furthermore, because it represents effort, dedication and teamwork, values that traced the development of the work of the Project Duplicate since its inception.
How was the loading of the Oldelval pipeline
The loading of the pipeline is part of the phased start-up plan of the Duplicar project. Since the start of filling in September of this year, the Oldelval team worked consistently throughout the five stages of this process.
Each phase required the collaboration and commitment of all those involved: coordination with the shippers, the National Energy Secretariat and the Oiltanking Terminal team were fundamental actors to achieve this important objective.
Oldelval Pipeline Oil Tankers Duplicate Project

Filling is a necessary step to put the pipeline system into service and carry out its final commissioning. To complete this fundamental task, it took 170,000 m³ of crude oilsupplied by shippers entering the pipeline system.
“Next year will be a pivotal year. For the Neuquén Basin and for the industry in general because once the work on the Duplicar Project is completed in March, the operators, that is, our clients, will be able to produce everything they propose. Without restrictions ”remarked Ricardo Hösel, CEO from Oldelval.
Source: Ambito

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