BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.7
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Black Sea oil terminal of the Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR in Georgia's Kulevi port has transshipped 26 million tons of hydrocarbons and petrochemical products since its operations start in May 2008, Trend reports with reference to a message on the terminal’s website.
Reportedly, Black Sea Terminal transhipped 1 607 900 metric tons of hydrocarbons and petro-chemical products in 2019, which is 16 percent more than transhipped volumes in 2018.
“Such increase in transshipped volumes was achieved owing to the continuous measures taken by the SOCAR Marketing and Operations Division and Black Sea Terminal for attracting additional volumes and sustainable turnover of the oil and oil products via Kulevi Port,” said the message.
Black Sea Terminal started its operation in May of 2008 for transshipment of the oil and oil products like crude oil, gasoil and fuel oil. Further expansion of the terminal’s technological facilities improved the terminal’s capabilities for transshipment of wide range of hydrocarbons and petro-chemical products available in the Caspian region and increased terminal’s competitive capabilities.
The terminal is used for shipment of crude oil, fuel oil, diesel fuel, gas oil, methanol, aviation fuel, propylene, liquid pyrolysis resin, naphtha, isopropyl alcohol, diesel fuel with ultra-low sulfur content, industrial oil, and condensate.
The terminal in the Kulevi port was put into operation in May 2008, and the transshipment of oil products was launched in June. The total capacity of the terminal is 10 million tons of liquid bulk oil cargo per year, including three million tons of oil, three million tons of diesel fuel, and four million tons of fuel oil. The total capacity of the tank farm of the terminal is 402,000 cubic meters.
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