Kulevi oil terminal

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Coordinates:  42.27°N 41.64°E

Kulevi oil terminal

Location

Country Georgia

Location Kulevi, Khobi District

Details

Opened 16 May 2008

Owned by State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic

The Kulevi oil terminal is an oil port on the eastern Black Sea coast in Georgia. The

terminal is located in Khobi District, close to the populated area of the village Kulevi,
formerly Redoubt Kali, and from the coastal area between rivers Tsiva and Khobistskali.

Contents

 1Construction
 2Description
  3Ownership
 4See also
 5References
 6External links

Construction[edit]
The Kulevi Oil Terminal project was originally authorised by president Shevardnadze's
decree on September 8, 1999.[1] Subsequently, the construction began near the village
of Kulevi by Terminal 2000 Ltd, a partnership created between Argomar Oil Ltd
and Georgian Railway.[2] In late 2002 though, the project was put on hold, due to
environmental concerns and insufficient funds. [3] Construction resumed in September
2004 under an international consortium of investors led by a Georgian
business tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili.[2] Two years later Badri Patarkatsishvili sold his
stake in Kulevi Terminal, then still under construction, to the State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan (SOCAR) for an undisclosed sum of money.[4]
The terminal was complete by November 2007 and was officially opened on 16 May
2008.[5]

Description[edit]
Kulevi Oil Terminal incorporates three piers, a canal for tankers, a mobile service fleet
of 9 vessels, and a laboratory for oil and refined products testing. [6] The terminal has a
tank park with overall storage capacity of 320,000 cubic metres (11,000,000 cu ft) with
the prospect of increase up to 380,000 cubic metres (13,000,000 cu ft). For loading
operations there are two berths for receiving tankers with tonnage up to 100,000
tonnes. Loading performance is from 1,000 to 8,000 m3/h. The terminal has its own
railway station, where 180 oil tank cars can be placed for discharging. The trestles
make possible the simultaneous discharge of 168 oil tank cars, through four railway
branches.
The terminal has annual processing capacity of 10 million tonnes of crude oil and
refined products.[7] SOCAR plans to increase the capacity of the terminal to 20 million
tonnes per year. That would make Kulevi the largest oil terminal in South Caucasus.[8]

Ownership[edit]
The Kulevi oil terminal is owned and operated by the Black Sea Terminal Ltd., a
subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic.[9]

See also[edit]
 List of ports in Georgia (country)

References[edit]
 1. ^ Gachechiladze M. Towards a Political Ecology of Oil in Post-
communist Georgia: the conflict over the Kulevi Oil Port Development,
Journal of Political Ecology,2007
2. ^ Jump up to:a b "The Golden Fleece in trouble - the endangering of the
Kolkheti peatlands (Georgia)". Archived from  the original on 2008-07-
04. Retrieved  2008-10-11.
3. ^ "Kulevi Oil Terminal, Georgia". CEE Bankwatch Network. Archived
from  the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
4. ^ "Oil-handling Capacities Growing and Available on Georgia's Black
Sea Coast". Georgian Daily. 2008-02-13. Retrieved  2008-10-11.
5. ^ "Opening of New Kulevi Oil Terminal to Promote Azerbaijan,
Georgia's Development — Prime Minister".  Trend Capital. 2008-05-
16. Retrieved  2008-10-11.
6. ^ "Rescue Operations Cause Accident in Georgia's Kulevi
Port". Trend Capital. 2008-10-03. Retrieved  2008-10-11.
7. ^ Lada Yevgrashina (2007-11-12).  "Socar to wait on Georgia for Black
Sea shipments". Reuters. Retrieved  2008-10-11.
8. ^ "Georgia's Kulevi opens a new oil terminal". Portnews. 2008-05-19.
Retrieved 2008-10-11.
9. ^ "SOCAR's terminal in Kulevi awarded open customs zone
status".  ABC.AZ. Fineko Informational & Analytic Agency. 2010-03-15.
Archived from  the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

External links[edit]
 Official website
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 Transport in Georgia (country)
 Oil terminals
 Energy infrastructure in Georgia (country)
 Petroleum in Georgia (country)
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