After almost two years of construction, three new oil tanks were put into use last month at MOT, Tankterminals reports.
The first oil is now being pumped into the new tanks. It is the first time since the start of this terminal in 1972 that the terminal's capacity has been expanded. Good cooperation between main contractor Verwater and other parties involved enabled this project to be delivered on schedule and on budget. This expansion brings the number of tanks to 39; there is space for one more tank at the location. The net storage capacity has expanded by 343,500 m3 to a total of 4.4 million cubic metres. About one third of the annual supply of crude oil to Rotterdam, i.e. around 30 million tons, comes via the MOT. MOT has six shareholders: BP, ExxonMobil, Kuwait Petroleum, Shell, Total and Vopak.
The first oil is now being pumped into the new tanks. It is the first time since the start of this terminal in 1972 that the terminal's capacity has been expanded. Good cooperation between main contractor Verwater and other parties involved enabled this project to be delivered on schedule and on budget. This expansion brings the number of tanks to 39; there is space for one more tank at the location. The net storage capacity has expanded by 343,500 m3 to a total of 4.4 million cubic metres. About one third of the annual supply of crude oil to Rotterdam, i.e. around 30 million tons, comes via the MOT. MOT has six shareholders: BP, ExxonMobil, Kuwait Petroleum, Shell, Total and Vopak.