Export of Russian oil via Kozmino up 38.8% to 12.5 mln t in Jan-July’13

In January-July, the volume of Russian oil exported via the terminal of Spetsmornefteport Kozmino LLC (port Vostochny) surged by 38.8%, year-on-year, to 12.5 mln t. As IAA PortNews learnt at the terminal, 3.1 mln t of oil was exported to China, 1.3 mln t – to S. Korea, 4.2 mln t – to Japan, 900, 000 t – to the USA, 700,000 t – to Singapore, 300,000 t – to Thailand, 100,000 t – to Taiwan and Indonesia each, 1 mt – to Philippines, 600,000 t – to Malaysia, 200,000 – to New Zealand. 

Specialized Oil Loading Sea Port Kozmino is the terminus of the ESPO Oil Pipeline (Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean) in Nakhodka, Primorsk territory. It is intended for transshipment of oil delivered by trunk pipeline ESPO-II and by Far East railway to sea-going tankers. The capacity of the terminal’s first stage was 15 million tonnes of crude oil (ESPO brand) a year. With the launch of the second stage (December 25, 2012) the capacity was expanded to 30 mln t. In February 2013, port Kozmino shipped the 50 millionth tonne of oil (from the moment it was commissioned in late 2009). In 2012, oil export via Kozmino terminal reached 16.23 mln t (+7.2%, year-on-year).