Shell Oman Marketing Company signed a ten-year agreement with Sohar Industrial Port-based Oiltanking Odfjell Terminals & Co (OOT) to receive and store lubricant raw materials known as base oils for Shell's Mina al Fahal lubricant blending plant.
The agreement was signed at OOT's office in Sohar by Shell Oman Marketing managing director Adil bin Ismail al Raisi and Zeger Van Asch Van Wijck, CEO of OOT, a press release said.
Shell Oman lubricant blending plan is a state-of-the-art ISO 9001:2008 certified plant currently producing over 60mn litres of different types and grades of lubricants for various uses ranging from consumer cars to aviation, marine and industrial products.
Currently the plant produce various product for local market and 70 per cent is exported to over 22 countries in Middle East, South Asia and Central Asian States.
OOT is located in the Port of Sohar with a current tank capacity of 1.27mn cu m to support trade and cargo flows within the Middle East region as well as flows from the Gulf to other continents and regions.
OOT is by far the most diversified terminal in the region offering flexible facilities and infrastructure for the storage and handling of petroleum products, chemicals and gases.
Multiple deep water berths combined with a state of art line system with high pump capacities assure customers of a quick and efficient vessel turn around at the Sohar Industrial Port.
The upcoming additional storage tanks for Shell Oman base oil products are part of a bigger expansion project adding more chemical capacities to OOT's current operations.
Speaking on the occasion, Ahmed Hilal, Shell Oman lubricants plant manager, said, "This agreement will enhance our operational efficiency by having raw material always available within three hours drive from plant professionally stored and handled by Oiltanking Company at efficient cost avoiding major capital investment and terminal management"
© Muscat Daily 2011
