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Ras Lanuf

January 20, 2023

Ras Lanuf (/ˌrɑːs ləˈnuːf/ (Arabic: راس لانوف Raʾs Lānūf,[1] also: Ra’s al-Unūf [2])) is a Mediterranean town in northern Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra. The town is also home to the Ra's Lanuf Refinery, completed in 1984, with a crude oil refining capacity of 220,000 bbl/d (35,000 m3/d). The oil refinery is operated by the Ra's Lanuf Oil & Gas Processing Company, a subsidiary of the state-owned National Oil Corporation. Additionally, the city houses the Ra's Lanuf petrochemical complex – a major oil terminal – and oil pipelines: the Amal–Ra's Lanuf, the Messla–Ra's Lanuf,[3] and the Defa-Ra's Lanuf pipeline.[4]

Ras Lanuf
راس لانوف
Town
Ras Lanuf
Location in Libya
Coordinates: 30°35′12″N 18°24′43″E / 30.58667°N 18.41194°E / 30.58667; 18.41194
Country Libya
RegionTripolitania
DistrictSirte
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
License Plate Code51

History

Classical

Ras Lanouf was part of the Greek Pentapolis colonies. The traditional western boundary of the Pentapolis lay at Arae Philaenorum. Some historians claim it is 40 km west of El Agheila, while others place Arae Philaenorum near Ra's Lanuf,[5] and the modern Italian commemorative arch featuring the Philaeni stood here before its destruction in 1973.[6]

World War II

On 3 April 1941 there was a British war communiqué that in the North Africa Campaign in World War II in the night of 1 April 1941 Allied bomber aircraft heavily attacked German/Italian motor transport at Ra's Lanuf and destroyed many vehicles.[7]

Growth under Gaddafi

Beginning in 1984, a major urban development program for Ra's Lanuf was initiated by the Brega and Ras Lanuf Higher Committee to accommodate employees of the nearby oil industries, and envisaged for 40,000 inhabitants. The general design of the town layout was to be linear, following the coast and allowing extensive views and easy physical connection with the sea from all parts of town.

The town's structure was based on a functional hierarchy, containing three centers forming public zones with community facilities extending to the Mediterranean coast; these are in turn surrounded by high-rise housing blocks. A pedestrian route links different public, commercial, and recreational facilities to residential areas. The project was carried out by Devecon Engineers and Architects.[8]

Libyan Civil War

Main article: Battle of Ra's Lanuf

On 4 March 2011 after heavy fighting, anti-Gaddafi Libyan rebels captured Ra's Lanuf.[9] The rebel advance was halted in the Battle of Bin Jawad and a counter-offensive by government forces opened the second phase of the Battle of Ra's Lanuf. After a heavy bombardment from air, land, and sea the government forces retook the city on 10 March.[10] On 27 March rebels retook control of Ra's Lanuf as part of a rapid advance as 24 hours earlier they had retaken the strategic towns of Brega and Ajdabiya,[11] but within a matter of days rebel forces retreated from the city once more in the face of a new government counter-offensive. On 23 August, rebels recaptured Ra's Lanuf from government loyalists and continued their advance towards Bin Jawad and Sirte;[12][13] however, sporadic fighting continued in Ra's Lanuf into September.[14]

Administrative governance

Under the Ottoman Empire, Ra's Lanuf was part of Tripolitania under Italy after 1934, then occupied by the British as again part of Tripolitania. In 1983 it became part of the Bin Jawad District. Since 1987, it has been under the Sirte District.

Economy

Ra's Lanuf is an import center for the petrochemical industry. The Ra's Lanuf Refinery has a capacity of 220,000 barrels per day (35,000 m3/d). It is a part of larger petrochemical complex consisting of an ethylene plant, a polyethylene plant, plant utilities, and the Port of Ra's Lanuf. The Port of Ra's Lanuf consists of a small harbor, operated by the Veba Oil Company and RASCO. Its primary activities include loading crude oil and oil products. It has a maximum draft of 22 meters and is about 385 kilometres (239 mi) west of the Benina International Airport.[15]

Ra's Lanuf is the terminus of the 251 km (156 mi) Defa-Ra's Lanuf oil pipeline and the 427 km (265 mi) Majid-Nafora-Amal-Ra's Lanuf oil pipeline.[16]

Ra's Lanuf has two airports: Ra's Lanuf Oil (Code:HLNF) and Matratin (Code:FR3803).

Ra's Lanuf is to be a station on the new national railway system of Libya. In addition it is to be a construction base for the section to be built by Russian engineers, with a port for the delivery of supplies. The port will be connected to the base by a 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) branch line.

Nearby cities and towns

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Ra's Lānūf: Libya, name, administrative division, geographic coordinates and map". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  2. ^ "Ra's al Unūf: Libya, name, administrative division, geographic coordinates and map". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  3. ^ Libya Energy Data, Statistics and Analysis: Oil, Gas, Electricity, Coal. Energy Information Administration (EIA) July 24, 2007
  4. ^ "North Africa Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines – Natural Gas pipelines – Products pipelines". Theodora.com/pipelines. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  5. ^ Müller, Geogr (l.c.)
  6. ^ Goodchild, R. G. (1 January 1951). "Boreum of Cyrenaica". The Journal of Roman Studies. 41: 11–16. doi:10.2307/298094. JSTOR 298094.
  7. ^ Daily Telegraph 4 April 1941 quoted in Daily Telegraph 4 April 2011 page 28.
  8. ^ . ArchNet Library. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  9. ^ Abbas, Mohammed (2011-03-04). "Libyan rebels take oil town of Ras Lanuf – rebels". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
  10. ^ "Rebel forces retreat from Ras Lanuf". Al Jazeera. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  11. ^ Brown, Ben (27 March 2011). "Rebels take Ras Lanuf, Brega, Uqayla, Bin Jawad". BBC World News. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  12. ^ Reuters staff (23 August 2011). . Today's Zaman. İstanbul, Turkey. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Staff (26 August 2011). "Libya conflict: Nato jets hit Gaddafi Sirte bunker". BBC News.
  14. ^ Staff (13 September 2011). "Libya's new leader calls for civil state". Al Jazeera. from the original on 10 November 2011.
  15. ^ "amtcmar.com".
  16. ^ "North Africa Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines". Theodora.com/pipelines. Retrieved 2011-04-05.

External links

  • اللجنة الشعبية العامة للمالية (= General People's Committee of Finance)
  • Libya: Country Profile
  • http://www.RasLanuf.com

Coordinates: 30°35′12″N 18°24′43″E / 30.58667°N 18.41194°E / 30.58667; 18.41194

January 20, 2023
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Ras Lanuf ˌ r ɑː s l e ˈ n uː f Arabic راس لانوف Raʾs Lanuf 1 also Ra s al Unuf 2 is a Mediterranean town in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra The town is also home to the Ra s Lanuf Refinery completed in 1984 with a crude oil refining capacity of 220 000 bbl d 35 000 m3 d The oil refinery is operated by the Ra s Lanuf Oil amp Gas Processing Company a subsidiary of the state owned National Oil Corporation Additionally the city houses the Ra s Lanuf petrochemical complex a major oil terminal and oil pipelines the Amal Ra s Lanuf the Messla Ra s Lanuf 3 and the Defa Ra s Lanuf pipeline 4 Ras Lanuf راس لانوفTownRas LanufLocation in LibyaCoordinates 30 35 12 N 18 24 43 E 30 58667 N 18 41194 E 30 58667 18 41194Country LibyaRegionTripolitaniaDistrictSirteTime zoneUTC 2 EET License Plate Code51 Contents 1 History 1 1 Classical 1 2 World War II 1 3 Growth under Gaddafi 1 4 Libyan Civil War 2 Administrative governance 3 Economy 4 Nearby cities and towns 5 See also 6 Notes 7 External linksHistory EditClassical Edit Ras Lanouf was part of the Greek Pentapolis colonies The traditional western boundary of the Pentapolis lay at Arae Philaenorum Some historians claim it is 40 km west of El Agheila while others place Arae Philaenorum near Ra s Lanuf 5 and the modern Italian commemorative arch featuring the Philaeni stood here before its destruction in 1973 6 World War II Edit On 3 April 1941 there was a British war communique that in the North Africa Campaign in World War II in the night of 1 April 1941 Allied bomber aircraft heavily attacked German Italian motor transport at Ra s Lanuf and destroyed many vehicles 7 Growth under Gaddafi Edit Beginning in 1984 a major urban development program for Ra s Lanuf was initiated by the Brega and Ras Lanuf Higher Committee to accommodate employees of the nearby oil industries and envisaged for 40 000 inhabitants The general design of the town layout was to be linear following the coast and allowing extensive views and easy physical connection with the sea from all parts of town The town s structure was based on a functional hierarchy containing three centers forming public zones with community facilities extending to the Mediterranean coast these are in turn surrounded by high rise housing blocks A pedestrian route links different public commercial and recreational facilities to residential areas The project was carried out by Devecon Engineers and Architects 8 Libyan Civil War Edit Main article Battle of Ra s Lanuf On 4 March 2011 after heavy fighting anti Gaddafi Libyan rebels captured Ra s Lanuf 9 The rebel advance was halted in the Battle of Bin Jawad and a counter offensive by government forces opened the second phase of the Battle of Ra s Lanuf After a heavy bombardment from air land and sea the government forces retook the city on 10 March 10 On 27 March rebels retook control of Ra s Lanuf as part of a rapid advance as 24 hours earlier they had retaken the strategic towns of Brega and Ajdabiya 11 but within a matter of days rebel forces retreated from the city once more in the face of a new government counter offensive On 23 August rebels recaptured Ra s Lanuf from government loyalists and continued their advance towards Bin Jawad and Sirte 12 13 however sporadic fighting continued in Ra s Lanuf into September 14 Administrative governance EditUnder the Ottoman Empire Ra s Lanuf was part of Tripolitania under Italy after 1934 then occupied by the British as again part of Tripolitania In 1983 it became part of the Bin Jawad District Since 1987 it has been under the Sirte District Economy EditRa s Lanuf is an import center for the petrochemical industry The Ra s Lanuf Refinery has a capacity of 220 000 barrels per day 35 000 m3 d It is a part of larger petrochemical complex consisting of an ethylene plant a polyethylene plant plant utilities and the Port of Ra s Lanuf The Port of Ra s Lanuf consists of a small harbor operated by the Veba Oil Company and RASCO Its primary activities include loading crude oil and oil products It has a maximum draft of 22 meters and is about 385 kilometres 239 mi west of the Benina International Airport 15 Ra s Lanuf is the terminus of the 251 km 156 mi Defa Ra s Lanuf oil pipeline and the 427 km 265 mi Majid Nafora Amal Ra s Lanuf oil pipeline 16 Ra s Lanuf has two airports Ra s Lanuf Oil Code HLNF and Matratin Code FR3803 Ra s Lanuf is to be a station on the new national railway system of Libya In addition it is to be a construction base for the section to be built by Russian engineers with a port for the delivery of supplies The port will be connected to the base by a 7 5 kilometres 4 7 mi branch line Nearby cities and towns EditSidra 13 1 nmi 24 3 km west Bin Jawad 20 0 nmi 37 0 km west El Agheila 36 0 nmi 66 7 km east Qaryat Bishr 36 1 nmi 66 9 km east Brega 42 8 nmi 79 3 km east Zella 128 7 nmi 238 4 km south Marada 84 1 nmi 155 8 km south See also EditList of cities in LibyaNotes Edit Ra s Lanuf Libya name administrative division geographic coordinates and map Geographical Names Retrieved 2011 03 05 Ra s al Unuf Libya name administrative division geographic coordinates and map Geographical Names Retrieved 2011 03 05 Libya Energy Data Statistics and Analysis Oil Gas Electricity Coal Energy Information Administration EIA July 24 2007 North Africa Pipelines map Crude Oil petroleum pipelines Natural Gas pipelines Products pipelines Theodora com pipelines Retrieved 2011 03 05 Muller Geogr l c Goodchild R G 1 January 1951 Boreum of Cyrenaica The Journal of Roman Studies 41 11 16 doi 10 2307 298094 JSTOR 298094 Daily Telegraph 4 April 1941 quoted in Daily Telegraph 4 April 2011 page 28 Ras Lanuf Town ArchNet Library Archived from the original on 2011 05 25 Retrieved 2011 02 22 Abbas Mohammed 2011 03 04 Libyan rebels take oil town of Ras Lanuf rebels Reuters Retrieved 2011 03 27 Rebel forces retreat from Ras Lanuf Al Jazeera 10 March 2011 Retrieved 10 March 2011 Brown Ben 27 March 2011 Rebels take Ras Lanuf Brega Uqayla Bin Jawad BBC World News Retrieved 27 March 2011 Reuters staff 23 August 2011 Rebels take Ras Lanuf oil port Today s Zaman Istanbul Turkey Archived from the original on 24 August 2011 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a author has generic name help Staff 26 August 2011 Libya conflict Nato jets hit Gaddafi Sirte bunker BBC News Staff 13 September 2011 Libya s new leader calls for civil state Al Jazeera Archived from the original on 10 November 2011 amtcmar com North Africa Pipelines map Crude Oil petroleum pipelines Natural Gas pipelines Products pipelines Theodora com pipelines Retrieved 2011 04 05 External links EditGPCO Website اللجنة الشعبية العامة للمالية General People s Committee of Finance Libya Country Profile http www RasLanuf com Coordinates 30 35 12 N 18 24 43 E 30 58667 N 18 41194 E 30 58667 18 41194 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ras Lanuf amp oldid 1058073064, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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