'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎68r] (148/414)

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ocean going ships at Sitra was commenced during the
year and was progressing satisfactorily at the year's
end.
(c) producing Field .
Although no actual development work was
commenced during the year, plans were laid, equip
ment and materials were ordered and some preliminary
work was done pursuant to a development programme to
be inaugurated in 1946. Considerable detailed work
of a geological nature was done in the re-examination
of well formation samples to obtain all data possible.
Several water wells throughout the island were electric
logged.
Four more wells were rehabilitated during
the year leaving four wells in this programme which
are still secured requiring extensive re-work before
they can be returned to production.
(d) impor u of Arabian American Crude Oil .
The total import of Arabian crude during
1945 was 15,649,272 net barrels. Upon completion of
the 12" Arabia-Bahrain sub-marine pipe line from
Arabia to the Refinery, the Zellaq terminal was dis
mantled and is now obsolete. .The last cargo received
through Zellaq was on 3rd March, 1945, and from 1st
January to 3rd March a total of 1,831,053 net barrels
were handled through its facilities before being
abandoned in favour of the Arabia-Bahrain pipe line.
The balance of Arabian crude was received through this
line except for 564,225 net barrels delivered by tanker
and unloaded at Sitra.
(e) Refining Operations .
Refining operations throughout the year were
at a high rate'of throughput and were augmented by the,
commissioning of aviation gasoline production facilities.
During the year crude runs totaled 22,875,136 barrels
of which 32% was Bahrain crude while the balance was
imported from Arabia. Shipment of products manufactured
from the foregoing crude runs were divided as follows;-
i
Aviation gasoline
Motor gasoline
Kerosene
Diesel oils
Fuel oils
322,997 Barrels
5,236,866 "
2,061,684 "
4,356,643 "
5,637,130 "
Total 17,615,320 Barrels
With the ending of the war, the demand for
aviation gasoline dropped rapidly with the result that
all aviation shipping tankage was full about the end of
October. All aviation facilities were shut, down at
that time and still remained idle at the end of the year
The balance of the refinery continued operating at full
throughput.