News
Mabanaft invests
at Oikos to meet
growing demand
for jet
I
n order to meet growing customer
demand and consolidate its position
as a supplier in the UK jet fuel market,
Mabanaft has made substantial investments
in a strategic expansion plan at Oikos’s storage
terminal on Canvey Island.
This includes a commitment to long-
term storage and the construction of a new
road loading rack for Mabanaft’s exclusive
use. This is the first independent road loading
distribution project, dedicated to aviation fuel,
to take place on the Thames in over 10 years.
Refinery closures in the UK over the last 30
years have led to an ever-increasing reliance
on fuel imports, especially in the jet fuel sector
where demand continues to rise. The south
east of England represents 75% of the UK’s
entire jet fuel market, and government plans
to increase aviation capacity in this region will
ensure that volumes continue to grow over the
coming years.
“THE FIRST
INDEPENDENT ROAD
LOADING DISTRIBUTION
PROJECT, DEDICATED TO
AVIATION FUEL, TO TAKE
PLACE ON THE THAMES
IN OVER 10 YEARS”
To meet growing customer demand and consolidate its position in the UK jet fuel
market, Mabanaft is investing in strategic expansion at Oikos storage terminal. Find
out more – email [email protected] or visit www.mabalive.co.uk
Mabanaft has been delivering jet fuel to
airports and airlines for some years and has
witnessed first-hand this increase in demand,
Martin Cook, Mabanaft’s joint MD, explains,
“Since we began supplying airports
in 2011, our sales to airlines have grown
substantially. Gatwick remains our largest
airport in terms of volume; however, we also
supply many other customers in the region, as
well as throughout the UK and Europe.”
The Oikos terminal on Canvey Island,
which has been in continuous use since 1936,
has seen significant infrastructure upgrades
over the past 5 years, under the ownership of
Challenger Life Company. These include the
refurbishment of all tankage – approximately
285,000 m3 – to post-Buncefield compliance
standards and the rebuilding of jetty 2. With
its 14.5 metres draft, the new deep-water
jetty will be capable of accommodating larger
international product tankers – LR2 up to
120,000 mts deadweight – which provides a
significant competitive advantage to Oikos
customers. Oikos is also a unique ingress point
for both UKOP and CLH-PS pipelines, providing
its customers with strategic access to airports
in south east England – crucially to Heathrow,
Gatwick and Stansted.
In terms of jet distribution by road, the
new rack will be fully automated and will
operate on a 24/7/364 basis. The recent
construction of a new access road, Roscommon
Way, provides hauliers with a high-grade road
link to the major trunk routes – A13, A12 and
M25 – thus avoiding local urban congestion.
“The Thames is key to supplying the south
east of England; so when the opportunity to
take a jet position at Oikos came up, we knew it
was the right thing to do,” said Martin Cook.
“Committing to Oikos with a new state
of the art truck loading rack, as well as
the traditional pipeline links, ensures that
Mabanaft will have sole access to a resilient
new UK supply route and be able to supply jet
fuel to airlines for many years to come.”
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4 Fuel Oil News | November 2018