Ports & Storage
May / June 2018
Ports & Storage
Buckeye Corpus see first Suezmax
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T he first shipment of crude oil by Suezmax tanker left the
Buckeye Texas Hub terminal in April . Located along the ship channel in the Port of Corpus Christi , recently completed modifications allow the terminal to berth Suezmax vessels , enabling an incremental 1 million barrels of crude oil to be exported each month . The Mt Astra , which finished loading at the terminal on 31 March , was chartered by Motiva Enterprises , headquartered in Houston . “ Buckeye Texas Hub has become a premier location providing marine terminal services , allowing growing US energy exports access to global markets ,” said Khalid Muslih , executive vice president of Buckeye and president of Global Marine Terminals . “ We are very excited to have reached this milestone and look forward to additional opportunities to partner with Trafigura to expand the terminal ’ s capabilities and serve the region ’ s rapidly growing energy production .” “ North American supplies have launched the US onto the world stage as a new crude provider . Upgrading the terminal ’ s deepwater docks at Corpus Christi will help us to meet the growing demand for this product from European refineries and Far East refineries and petrochemical plants ,” said Corey Prologo , head of oil trading and director for Trafigura North America .” The terminal is operated and 80 percent owned by Buckeye and 20 percent by Trafigura , with Trafigura retaining exclusive throughput rights . It has approximately 7 million barrels of storage capacity for liquid petroleum products , including a refrigerated and compressed LPG storage complex , pipeline connectivity for receiving crude oil and condensate production from the Permian and Eagle Ford shale plays , five vessel berths , including three deepwater berths and two 25,000 bpd condensate splitters . These capabilities allow Trafigura the maximum flexibility to market the full portfolio of crude and products to customers as near as the Caribbean and Latin America and as far afield as China .
MV Astra Majuro in Corpus Christi
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Orpic opens Al Jefnain site
Orpic Logistics Company ( OLC ) has inaugurated the Muscat-Sohar pipeline and the Al Jefnain terminal in Oman . The pipeline , into which US $ 336 million have been invested , represents a key logistics infrastructure , allowing more than 50 percent of the country ’ s fuel to be transported and reducing the number of road tankers in and around the capital , Muscat . The MSPP Project ( Muscat Sohar Product Pipeline ) is a multi-product , bi-directional pipeline that uses 290km of pipelines to connect the Mina Al Fahal and Sohar Orpic refineries to the Al Jefnain storage and distribution facility , as well as to Muscat International airport , which receives aviation fuel directly via pipeline . Orpic is a joint venture between Spain ’ s Companía Logística de Hidrocarburos ( CLH ) and Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries ( Orpic ). In his speech , the CEO of CLH , Jorge Lanza , thanked ORPIC for the opportunity to participate in this project in Oman and stressed : “ We have proven to ourselves , and to the industry , that we have cutting-edge experience and are able to develop successfully in new countries and environments such as Oman . The MSPP project is a significant milestone in the history of our company and we believe that it will open doors to new opportunities . CLH is committed to the development of the economy and talent of Oman , and we hope to continue to undertake more projects together , both in Oman and the surrounding area .” The MSPP pipeline is divided into three sections : from the Mina Al Fahal refinery to the facility in Al Jefnain , measuring 45km ( 10ins ); from the Sohar refinery to the Al Jefnain facility , measuring 220km ( 18ins ), and a third branch that goes from the Al Jefnain facility to Muscat International Airport , measuring 25km ( 10ins ). In addition , the new network has satellite control systems and advanced safety and environmental protection .