De-Kastri terminal

De-Kastri Terminal
Location
Country	Russia
Location	Khabarovsk Krai
Details
Opened	2006
Operated by	Exxon Neftegas Limited
Owned by	Russian Federation
Type of harbor	Oil and Gas Terminal
Size	256,000 m2 (2,760,000 sq ft)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	88 Mbbl (~1.2×10^7 t)

De-Kastri Oil Terminal (Russian: Нефтеотгрузочный терминал Де-Кастри) is an oil export terminal located in Khabarovsk Krai of Russian Federation and is considered to be one of the biggest oil terminals in the Far East that serves as a hub for crude oil deliveries to Asian markets. The terminal which started operations in 2006^[1] belongs to the Sakhalin-I consortium led by Exxon Neftegas Ltd which also includes 20% stake held by Russian affiliates of Rosneft: Sakhalinmorneftegas-Shelf and RN-Astra. The overall capacity of the export terminal is approximately 88 million barrels per annum (~1.2×10^⁷ t/a) of oil.^[2] Tanker loading capacity is suitable for 110,000 DWT ships.^[3] The area of the terminal covers nearly 256,000 square metres (2,760,000 sq ft)^[4]

The construction of the terminal which is located 6 km (3.7 mi) away from the village of De-Kastri started in 2003 and was completed by August 2006. Construction subcontractors included Russian-Turkish joint venture, Enka-Technstroiexport and Russian companies Koksokhimmontazh and Dalmorstroi.

Awards

in November 2009, during the IV International congress Oil Terminal 2009 held in Saint Petersburg, De-Kastri terminal won the Terminal of the Year award. The award Terminal of the Year with capacity of shipment of more than 5 million tonnes per year is presented to an international terminal with best economic, ecological and social indicators once in every three years. De-Kastri terminal was nominated among the total of 34 candidates. Since 2006, nearly 300 oil tankers have transported more than 30 million tonnes of crude oil from the terminal without a single incident. De-Kastri's SBM loading is considered to be the largest in the industry.^[1]

See also

• Exxon Neftegas Limited
• Sakhalin-I
• Sakhalin

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Нефтеотгрузочный терминал Де-Кастри проекта "Сахалин-1" удостен награды международного конгресса в Санкт-Петербурге [De-Kastri Oil Export Terminal of Sakhalin project is presented International Congress Award in Saint Petersburg]" (in Russian). Sakhalin.info. 2009-11-30. http://www.sakhalin.info/oil/59290/. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
2. ^ Rosneft. De-Kastri
3. ^ "DeKastri oil spill response system inadequate: Presidential Envoy’s Office". The Sakhalin Times. 2006-04-09. http://www.thesakhalintimes.com/index.php?action=archive&year=2006&month=04&id_catalog=11&id_news=319&page=5. Retrieved 2009-12-29. 
4. ^ ENKA. DeKastri Oil Export Terminal, Russia