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(d) Imports of Arabian American Crude Oil
The capacity of the (A - 3) submarine pipe line has
been increased by the looping of the present line on the land
portion on the Bahrain side and other alterations and additions
bn the Arabian side.
The total import of Arabian American Crude oil into
Bahrain during the year totalled 36,052.303 net barrels and
an additional 480,292 net barrels of crude received by tankers
through Sitra Marine terminal. A total of 26,523,600 net
barrels was received in the Refinery.

(e) Exploration 'fork
Drilling in the Additional Area has continued and
structure holes to develop geological information within the
Additional Area were completed. Six of these holes were
drilled in the Kawar Island and two in the Fasht A1 Jarim area.

The information gathered from this work was reviewed
and a plan formulated to continue the work in 1S48.
(f) F.efinerv operations
Refining operations were at a high rate throughout
the year and crude runs during the year totalled 45,879,431
barrels as compared to 33,939,452 barrels last year. Shipment
of products during the year were as follows:-

Aviation Gasoline 90,832 barrels
:V sol i ne 10,625,235 "
Kerosene 5,622,458 M
Diesel Oil 7,293,699 »
Fuel Oil 18,368,343 «

42,509,072 barrels

Shipment of Aviation Gasoline represents 48,709 barrels
of Bahrain stock and 48,123 barrels imported from the U.3.A.
during the year.
In addition to the above shipment the company shipped
43,490 tons of coke produced in previous year's operations.

The foregoing through-put represented approximately
a 35,* increase over 1946 operations and was accomplished by
the alterations made to the existing equipment and operation
on an exceedingly tight shipping programme pending the
completion of adequate shipping tankage at Sitra.
(g) Refinery

A few major facilities were completed during the year
which consisted of (a) a vacuum unit for preparation of refined
residuums for Asphalt manufacture, (b) a convertor unit for
preparing Air blown Asphalt and (c) a 12" pipe ?/as looped off
the Bahrain portion of the Arabian - Bahrein Crude Line.

Other minor alterations were also completed on several
existing plants which were under construction in the previous
year.
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