- Trans Korea Pipeline
The Trans Korea Pipeline (TKP) is a north-south petroleum pipeline in the
Republic of Korea . Since1970 the pipeline was used to transport petroleum products forUnited States Forces Korea (USFK) and South Korea's oil refiners. The USFK originally owned the TKP and in1992 it was transferred to the Korean Ministry of National Defense. In1999 , the pipeline operation was consigned to the Deahan Oil Pipeline Corporation (DOPCO).The original pipe was 452 kilometre from the southern port city of
Pohang toEuijeongbu near the Demilitarized Zone.In
2004 an agreement was reached where the USFK will obtain fuel from the commercial South-North Pipeline (SNP), using only portions of the TKP from the commercial terminal atSongnam toSuwon andOsan Air Base s and storage tanks atPyongtaek .References
External links
* [http://www.dopco.co.kr/english/company/profile1.html Website for Deahan Oil Pipeline Corporation]
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