Export of oil products via sea terminal OC LUKOIL in Vysotsk amounted over 7 months to 4.73 million tons
Export of oil products via sea terminal OC LUKOIL in Vysotsk amounted over January-July 2006 to 4.73 million tons. This information has been provided by the press service of LUKOIL Severo-Zapadnefteproduct LLC. This figure includes 0.219 million tons of heavy fuel oil. Export of vacuum gas-oil amounted to 1.867 million tons, diesel fuel — 2.652 million tons. In July export of heavy fuel oil amounted to 0.122 million tons, vacuum gas-oil — 0.295 million tons, diesel fuel — 0.406 million tons.
Construction of a terminal for oil transshipment in Vysotsk started in August 2002. First line of a distribution-transshipment complex with a capacity of 4.7 million tons was opened in June 2004. Transshipment of crude oil and vacuum gas-oil was carried out at the terminal up to the end of 2005. The second line of the terminal opened in March 2005. The construction is to be completed in September 2006 with commissioning of the 3rd line. By the end of the year Vysotsk is to reach designed capacity of 12.5 million tons a year.