“A significant competitive advantage”
FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ITS DEEP-WATER JETTY, OIKOS STORAGE HAS BERTHED THE FIRST MAJOR SHIP ON THE
THAMES ESTUARY; THE BW SEINE BERTHED LAST MONTH WEIGHING 74,998 METRIC TONNES
T
he new jetty, which is part of a continuous upgrade, has a 14.5
metre draft accommodating larger international product tankers
– LR2 up to 120,000 metric tonnes deadweight, giving Oikos and
its clients a significant competitive advantage.
The construction of the new jetty is part of a strategic expansion
designed to meet growing customer demand following refinery closures
and an increasing reliance on fuel imports to the UK. The demand for
jet fuel in south east England alone represents 75% of the UK jet fuel
market.
Other infrastructure investment includes the refurbishment of all
tankage, approximately 285,000 m3 to post-Buncefield compliance
standards. There is also a fully automated road loading rack dedicated
to aviation fuel operating on a 24/7/364 basis with access to a new
high-grade road link to the major trunk routes – A13, A12.
Located 38 miles east of London on the Thames Estuary, Oikos
provides a convenient ingress point into the UK from the Antwerp-
Rotterdam-Amsterdam region, with access to both UK Oil Pipelines and
CLH-PS pipelines, as well as strategic access points to deliver fuel to
Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
“This is a proud moment for the company,” said Tony Woodward,
general manager, Oikos Storage.
Located 38 miles east of London on the Thames Estuary, Oikos Storage
now has the ability to accommodate larger international product
tankers, thanks to the completion of its deep-water jetty
“It’s the result of nearly a decade of investment which has ensured
that Oikos is one of the safest and most advanced storage terminals in
Europe.”
Marking D-Day
M
any thanks to Peter Clayton, deputy editor of Oil Installer magazine, who
took this wonderful photograph of a previously liberated Frenchman
saluting a Canadian soldier by the Utah Beach memorial.
In Normandy on 6th June, Peter said: “I’ve never seen so many old Jeeps and
tanks in one place at the same time. Everywhere was busy with thousands of people
from the States, Canada, the UK and, of course, France, and going home there were at
least 40 old Jeeps on our ferry!”
Oikos Jetty 2 is capable of receiving vessels to the following
specification:
Maximum Deadweight 120,000 mt
Max Displacement -153,000 mt
Max Draft – 14.5m
Max LOA – 277m
Max Beam – 49.5m
2 x new 16“MLAs
2 x 24” new pipelines. Each pipeline is capable of the receipt of
product at a maximum rate of 3000m³/hr per line per tank
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