A major disaster appears to have been averted in the port town of Paradip on Friday after senior officials of Indian Oil CorporationLimited (IOCL) and others plugged the damaged petrol oil pipeline near gate no.
The existing Abu DhabiCrude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP), which carries up to 1.8 million barrels per day, has proved crucial as the UAE seeks to maximise exports from the Gulf of Oman coast just outside the Strait.