OFF-SHORE OIL TERMINAL (OOT) -VADINAR

The Deendayal Port Trust had commissioned the Off-shore Oil Terminal facilities at Vadinar in the year 1978, for which M/s. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) provided Single Bouy Mooring (SBM) system, having a capacity of 54 MMTPA, which was first of its kind in India. Further, significant. Quantum of infrastructural upgradation has. been affected & excellent maritime infrastructure has been created at Vadinar for the 32MMTPA Essar Oil Refinery in Jamnagar District.

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    Draft up to 33 meters at SBMs and Lighterage Point Operations (LPO) at Vadinar is available.
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    Three Nos. of Single Bony Moorings available.
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    Handling of VLCCs having 3.00,000 DWT and more.
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    Providing Crude Oil intake facilities for the refineries of M/s. IOCL at Koyali (Gujarat). Mathura (U.P), Panipat (Haryana) and Essar Refinery near Vadinar in Jamnagar District (Gujarat).
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    The 1 & 2nd SBM at Vadinar of M/s. IOCL were commissioned during 1978 & 1997 respectively.
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    The 1t SBM of M/s. Essar Oil Ltd. (EOL) was installed & commissioned in September 2006 for importing crude for oil refinery of M/s. EOL near Vadinar in Jamnagar District.
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    Simultaneously. Handling of three VLCC tankers at two SBMs of M/s. IOCL & one SBM of M/s. EOL.
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    Vast Crude tankage facility having capacity of 11,44,000 KL and 11,20,000 KL of M/s. IOCL & M/s. EOL respectively.
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    Two nos. of 35 Ton B. P. Tugs as well as four nos. of new 50 state- of- the- art B. P. Tugs are available at Vadinar. for the smooth and simultaneous shipping operations.
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    One Oil & debris recovery vessel for oil pollution control is acquired and stationed at Vadinar.
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    Excellent infrastructure and tranquil waters facilitate transshipment operations carried out even during the monsoon season at Vadinar.
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    Essar’s two product jetties were commissioned in Dec'06 & Dec.09 respectively, which accommodate tankers of one Iakh DWT capacity each.
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    One L shaped service jetty at Vadinar, constructed in 1978 for properly securing of flotilla crafts, is available at Vadinar.
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    One RoRo -Lolo jetty of M/s EOL., constructed in 1997 at Vadinar, is available for handling of their project cargo/construction materials/ spare parts.

For additional SPM (14.5 MMTPA) and two Product jetties (10 MMTPA), Deendayal Port crust has signed Concession Agreement with M/s. Vadinar Liquid Terminals Ltd. on 16/4/2015 for development on captive use basis with an estimated cost of 448 crores.