Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 3 / Trend /
SOCAR's Kulevi oil terminal has transported 1 million ton of crude oil and oil products this year, a statement said.
In October, the terminal received about 339.500 tons and shipped 310.200 tons of oil and oil products or 30 percent more than the same period of last year.
According to the information, the terminal further strengthened its position in the international market by transporting crude oil.
The terminal has begun to transport Kazakh oil from the Tengiz field since July 2010.
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.