Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in 1968 to transport oil from the shah 's iran to europe”. Today it says “oil pipeline in israel extending from the gulf of aqaba on the red sea to the mediterranean sea”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Oil jetty in Eilat”. It now reads “Oil pipeline in Israel Oil jetty in Eilat”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Trans-Israel pipeline , also known as the Tipline or the Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline was built in 1968 to transport oil from the Shah 's Iran to Europe .1Its capacity from Ashkelon on the Mediterranean to Eilat on the Red Sea is 400,000 barrels per day and 1.2 million barrels per day in the reverse direction.2 The pipeline is owned and operated by the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) which also operates several other oil pipelines in Israel . In 2003 , Israel and Russia made an agreement to supply Asian markets with Russian oil delivered by tankers from Novorossiysk to Ashkelon and then reloaded onto tankers in Eilat for shipment to Asia. This route is shorter than the traditional one around Africa , and cheaper than via the Suez Canal .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Trans-Israel pipeline ( ), also known as the Tipline or the Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline was built in 1968 to transport crude oil from Iran to Europe .The 254 km, 42 " pipeline's capacity from a special pier in Ashkelon to Eilat 's port on the Red Sea is 400,000 barrels per day, and 1.2 million barrels per day (190,000 m /d) in the opposite direction. The pipeline is owned and operated by the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) which also operates several other oil pipelines in Israel . In 2003, Israel and Russia made an agreement to supply Asian markets with Russian oil delivered by tankers from Novorossiysk to Ashkelon and then reloaded onto tankers in Eilat for shipment to Asia. This route is shorter than the traditional one around Africa , and cheaper than via the Suez Canal .
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The opening as it stood in 2015 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Trans-Israel pipeline map The Trans-Israel pipeline ( ), also known as the Tipline or the Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline was built in 1957 [1] to transport crude oil from Iran to Europe .The Iranians stopped the use of the pipeline after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown as a result of the Iranian Islamic Revolution of 1979. The 254 km, 42" pipeline's capacity from a special pier in Ashkelon to Eilat 's port on the Red Sea is 400,000 barrels (64,000 m ) per day, and 1.2 million barrels per day (190,000 m /d) in the opposite direction. The pipeline is owned and operated by the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) which also operates several other oil pipelines in Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2020 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Oil jetty in Eilat Trans-Israel pipeline map Trans-Israel pipeline ( ), also Tipline or Eilat-Ashkelon Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Israel that transported crude oil originating from Iran inside Israel and to Europe .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Oil pipeline in Israel Oil jetty in Eilat Trans-Israel pipeline map The Trans-Israel pipeline ( ), also Tipline , Eilat–Ashkelon Pipeline , or Europe–Asia Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Israel extending from the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea .It was originally built to transport crude oil originating from Iran inside Israel and to Europe .The 254 km, 42" pipeline's capacity from a special pier in Ashkelon to Eilat 's port on the Red Sea is 400,000 barrels (64,000 m ) per day, and 1.2 million barrels per day (190,000 m /d) in the opposite direction.The pipeline is owned and operated by the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) which also operates several other oil pipelines in Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Oil pipeline in Israel Oil jetty in Eilat Trans-Israel pipeline map The Trans-Israel pipeline ( Hebrew : קו צינור אילת אשקלון ), also Tipline , Eilat–Ashkelon Pipeline , or Europe–Asia Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Israel extending from the Gulf of Aqaba on the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea . It was originally built to transport crude oil originating from Iran inside Israel and to Europe . The 254 km, 42" pipeline's capacity from a special pier in Ashkelon to Eilat 's port on the Red Sea is 400,000 barrels (64,000 m ) per day, and 1.2 million barrels per day (190,000 m /d) in the opposite direction. The pipeline is owned and operated by the Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company (EAPC) which also operates several other oil pipelines in Israel .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in 1968 to transport oil from the shah 's iran to europe”. Today it says “oil pipeline in israel extending from the gulf of aqaba on the red sea to the mediterranean sea”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Oil jetty in Eilat”. It now reads “Oil pipeline in Israel Oil jetty in Eilat”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
built in 1968 to transport oil from the shah 's iran to europe
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oil pipeline in israel extending from the gulf of aqaba on the red sea to the mediterranean sea
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