In Israel there are three pipelines for crude oil: A 42″ crude oil pipeline of 254 km linking the Red Sea port of Eilat with the Mediterranean port of Ashkelon; a 16″/18″ crude oil pipeline of 197 km connecting Ashkelon with the Haifa refinery and a 18″/16″ crude oil pipeline of 36 km connecting Ashkelon with the Ashdod refinery with a maximum throughput capacity of 7 million tons.