History
- 1956: "Afike Neft" (Crude Oil Channel) founded to transport crude oil from Sinai to Haifa
- 1957: construction of 3 oil tanks in Eilat, 20 cm (8") Ø pipeline from Eilat to Beer-Sheva, 3 oil tanks in Beer-Sheva, trains transport crude oil to Haifa, later construction of a 40 cm (16") Ø pipeline from Beer-Sheva to Ashdod and transportation by ship to Haifa
- 1959: construction of a 40 cm (16") Ø pipeline from Eilat to Haifa
- 1966: construction of the storage facility Ramat Yotam, Eilat, Jetty 1, booster station in Paran
- 1968: EAPC established, construction of a 106 cm (42") Ø pipeline from Eilat to Ashkelon, terminal and port in Ashkelon
- 1973: storage in Eilat expanded to 1.1 Mio. m3, in Ashkelon to 1.3 Mio. m3, additional booster station in Yotvata, 45 cm (18") Ø pipeline from Ashkelon to Ashdod
- 1996: construction of a sea and land terminal for fuel oil in Ashkelon
- 1998: construction of a modern LPG terminal
- 1999: joint venture EAPC and PEI, distallates unloaded in Ashkelon und distributed/pumped by PEI (Petroleum and Energy Infrastructures Ltd.)
- 2000: marine services moved to IEC (Israel Electric Company), coal jetty for Rutenberg Power Station
- 2002: conversion of storage tanks for destillates, filling station for tanker lorries
- 2003: reverse flow project finished (Russian oil delivered by tankers to Ashkelon, reloaded onto tankers in Eilat for shipment to Asia)
- 2004: modern filling plant for LPG cylinders
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