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satisfactorily throughout the year. Oil collection and delivery line corrosion experi
enced in the past has been at a minimum. During the latter part of the year alteration
and expansion of the oil gathering system on the west side of the Field was commenced
to collect production from the wells to be drilled in the 1946 Development Program.
The five oil-gathering stations have been maintained and operated satis
factorily and no alterations were found necessary.
ARABIAN CRUDE OIL
The total Imports of Arabian crude during 1945 were 15,662,624 net barrels.
Upon completion of the 12" pipeline from Saudi Arabia to the Refinery, the Zellaq
Terminal was dismantled. The last cargo received through Zellaq was on March 3, 1945
and from January 1st to March 3rd, a total of 1,831,053 net barrels were received
through these facilities before they were abandoned. The balance of the Arabian crude
was received through the pipeline with the exception of 564,225 net barrels delivered
to Sitra by tanker.
REFINING OPERATIONS
Refining operations throughout the year were at a high rate of throughput and
were augmented by the commissioning of facilities for the manufacture of aviation gaso
line.
During the year 1945 crude runs totalled 22,875,136 barrels of which approxi
mately 32% was Bahrein Crude and the balance imported from Saudi Arabia. Shipments of
products during the year were divided as follows:-