Throughput of Petersburg Oil Terminal up 2.56% to 8 mln t in Jan-Aug 09

In January-August, 2009, Petersburg Oil Terminal CJSC handled 8 million tonnes of oil products (+2.56%) including 5.7 million tonnes of dark oil products, the company’s press center reports. In August, the company handled 1.11 million tonnes of oil products (+10.1%, year-on-year) including 798,000 tonnes of dark oil products (+69,000 tonnes, year-on-year).

Petersburg Oil Terminal (POT) provides the services of transshipment and storage of oil products for export, as well as bunkering vessels. In addition, the company conducts quality analysis of oil products, and accepts and treats slops discharged from vessels calling at the Port of St. Petersburg.

(Source:Port News)