Chinese state-owned oil firm PetroChina and Dalian Port have started operations of a new berth at Xingang harbour able to take 450,000t ultra large crude carriers (ULCCs) at the northeast Chinese port. PetroChina and Dalian Port jointly invested 5bn yuan ($735mn) on the facility, which has an annual throughput capacity of 19mn t/yr (380,000 b/d).
The new berth that opened on 14 August will receive crude imports for the strategic petroleum reserve base at Xingang, as well as PetroChina's 410,000 b/d Dalian refinery and the 200,000 b/d export-oriented Wepec refinery.
The new berth that opened on 14 August will receive crude imports for the strategic petroleum reserve base at Xingang, as well as PetroChina's 410,000 b/d Dalian refinery and the 200,000 b/d export-oriented Wepec refinery.