Kozmino Oil Terminal upgrades overpressure protection system
Spetsmornefteport Kozmino LLC upgrades the overpressure protection system. According to the company’s press center, it will improve reliability and safety of pipeline operation at the sector of ESPO oil export.
General construction works are now being implemented at the site with preparation of shutoff valves for hydraulic pressure tests. Spetsmornefteport Kozmino plans to complete the work till the end of 2013.
Specialized Oil Loading Sea Port Kozmino (Spetsmornefteport Kozmino LLC) 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).