Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 2 / Trend /
Kulevi oil terminal of SOCAR received 342,622 tons of oil cargo in November compared to 339,548 tons in October, a statement posted on the official website of the terminal said.
According to the report, the terminal sent 303,266 tons of crude oil and oil products in November compared to 310,174 tons in October.
The terminal has transported Kazakh oil from the Tengiz field since July 2010. Earlier, this terminal transported only oil products.
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.