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Additive to be tested for three months on pipeline to Kinshasa

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DR Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons, Acacia Bandubola Mbongo, has called for a three-month trial of an additive intended to speed up fuel transport to Kinshasa via the Ango-Ango-Kinshasa pipeline. The technical commission will assess the solution before any decision, according to the Ministry of Hydrocarbons.

The Congolese Minister of State for Hydrocarbons, Acacia Bandubola Mbongo, ordered the immediate creation of a technical commission to test an additive on the Ango-Ango-Kinshasa pipeline for three months, with the aim of speeding up fuel deliveries to the capital. The decision was taken on Thursday 22 October at a meeting on the risk of stock shortages, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons said.

The additive proposed by SEP Congo is a drag-reducing agent injected into the pipeline to reduce turbulence and increase flow without raising pressure. According to the company’s proposal, it could enable more fuel to be pumped and transported through the existing pipeline without major construction work.

SEP Congo board chairman Alain Ilunga said the technical trials would take place over the next three months. ENGIP managing director Richard Beya Ilunga supported the move, while stressing that the tests must establish that the product does not damage infrastructure or storage facilities.

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