Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 4 / Trend /
The Black Sea Oil Terminal of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Kulevi (Georgia) has received the hundredth tanker (the Fabrizia D'Amato) of this year, the terminal reported.
Since the beginning of exploitation (May 16, 2008) Kulevi Oil Terminal has received and dispatched 278 tankers: 66 of which is in 2008, 112 in 2009.
In September, 2010 the Terminal has received 312718 tons and dispatched 347,332 tons of oil and oil products.
The terminal has begun shipping of the Kazakh oil from the Tengiz field since July this year.
The terminal was put into operation in summer 2008. Its total capacity is 10 million tons of oil per year, including 3 million tons of oil, 3 million tons of diesel fuel, and 4 million tons of fuel oil.
The terminal can accommodate up to 168 tank cars. The tank farm's total volume is 320,000 cubic meters with the possibility of increasing to 380,000 cubic meters. The port has two berths to load petroleum products in tankers of up to 100,000 tons.
Loading productivity ranges from 1,000 to 8,000 cubic meters per hour. The railway station, which can simultaneously accommodate up to 180 carriage awaiting discharge of cargo, serves to the port. The railway trestle can simultaneously unload 168 carriages.