Pipelines with capacity over 10 mtpa are graded as ¡°strategic-level¡± pipeline in China Petroleum Map 2012. These pipelines connect land import oil, ocean import oil and large-sized domestic oilfields (Daqing and Xinjiang) with China¡¯s refinery and storage bases. There are 41 strategic-level pipelines among 643 crude oil pipelines recorded in the map.
China¡¯s Earliest Strategic Crude Oil Pipelines: The 596.8km Qing - Fu crude oil pipeline, Also named as ¡°eight-three¡± pipeline, is the first long-distance pipeline in China bringing Daqing oilfield oil to Fushun refinery. This pipeline¡¯s transport capacity is 20 mtpa. From its Tieling middle station, the 454.3km Tieling - Qinhuangdao Pipeline was commissioned in 1973 and the 460.4km Tieling - Dalian Pipeline was commissioned in 1975.