OIL INDUSTRY IN ALBANIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006200610004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: November 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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MUNTRY Albania
3UBJECT Oil Industry in. Albania
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
All crude oil exported from Albania leaves the country through the port
of Vlone. Three crude oil storage tanks, of concrete construction and
sunk three-quarters underground, are located on the northern shore of
Vlone Day. These tanks have a total capacity of 0,000 tons and have
two underground and underwater pipes leading to a narrow concrete tharf
in the bay used to moor oil tankers. The depth of the water at this
wharf at law tide is approximately 20 feet.
2. Crude oil is brought to these storage tanks via a pipe lino from the
oil wells in Ducey? located about 30 kilometers toward the interior.
A second pipe line wes reported being constructed to Vlone from the
well at Pates but little progress was being made because of the lack
of pipe, welding equipment and technical knowledge. As of December 194)
production was about 300 tons of crude oil a day, but with the completion
of the second pipe line it is claimed that production win be stepped
up to exceed 700 tons daily.
3. All refined petroleum products entering Albania arrive at the port of
Durres where there are said to be adequate pipe and storage tank instal-
lations. A mall refinery operated for domestic consumption is located
near Tirana. All high octane aviation gasoline is imported from the
Soviet Union in 55 gallon drums. Special airplane lubricants are also
imported from the Soviet union.
1:ast technicians employed in the petroleum industry are either Albanian,
or Italian and Greek nationals. Exports and imports are handled entirely
by the Albanian Government Office of Exports and Imports (sic). Soviet
control of the petroleum industry is maintained in Tirana by TORGPREDSTVO
and SOJUSNEFT.
eo The follawine shipments of Albanian crude oil, which were handled by
SOVFRAOHT, were made to Datum from early fall of 1940 through December 1949:
2 trips by the 10?000-ton Soviet tanker STLLIN
6 trips by the 50000-ton Panamanian tanker EL SEGUNDO
5 trips by the 5?000-ton Italian tanker TAIGETE (sic)
12 trips by the 6,500-ton Italian tanker
4 or 5 trips by the iknn tan?
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