Name and Location
Saldanha Bay crude oil blending facility, Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
Oiltanking MOGS Saldanha (OTMS), comprising Oiltanking Grindrod Calulo Holdings (OTGC), a subsidiary of Germany’s Oiltanking group, and Mining, Oil & Gas Services (MOGS).

MOGS and OTGC will each have a 50% shareholding in the company.

Project Description
The proposed new crude oil terminal will be a state-of-the-art facility, in accordance with the highest technical, operational and environmental standards.

It will involve the construction of a 13.2-million-barrel commercial crude oil storage and blending terminal.

The terminal will comprise twelve 1.1-million-barrel in-ground concrete tanks, designed to ensure that, should an oil leak develop in one of the tanks, the oil would be collected in a separate layer underneath the tanks and relayed to a special collection point, from where it would be pumped back into the tanks. This layer would be continuously monitored.

The jetty at the new terminal will be designed for handling vessels of up to very large crude carrier size.

Value
$400-million.

Duration
Construction of the facility will start at the end of the first quarter in 2014.

Latest Developments
Newly formed oil group OTMS has been granted environmental authorisation for the development and construction of a R2-billion commercial crude oil blending and storage terminal, in Saldanha Bay.

The approval, granted by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, follows the conclusion of eight specialist studies, which were undertaken by independent experts as part of the environmental-impact assessment (EIA).

Although not required legally, OTMS decided to conduct a marine oil pollution control study, in addition to the EIA, to ensure that any and all of its environmental risks were adequately understood and addressed.

MOGS has completed the prefeasibility studies and the design of the facility and is in the final stages of obtaining the required statutory approvals.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
OTGC GM Gideon Loudon, cell +27 82 323 6473 or email Gideon.oudon@oiltanking.com.