Name and Location
Western Cape independent fuel storage and distribution project, Western Cape, South Africa.

Client
Burgan Cape Terminals.

Project Description
The new terminal will offer safe, state-of-the-art and flexible storage.

The terminal will have a capacity of 805 000 m3/y of product, with the product portfolio including diesel, petrol, fatty acid ethyl esters and ethanol for blending, and Clean Fuels 2.

A 12 m jetty will also be built to provide direct access for vessels, with drafts of up to 12 m.

The terminal will also be directly connected by pipeline to the inland Chevref refinery, and loading will be optimised using five bottom-loading road truck bays.

Value
An estimated R650-million will be invested in the project during the first two years of development.

Duration
Project construction is expected to start this year, with first oil being received into the tanks 18 months later.

Latest Developments
Cape Town’s new independent fuel storage, distribution and loading facility, in addition to a petroleum pipeline, will become operational in the first quarter of 2017, as the 18-month construction will start in a few weeks.

Burgan plans to start ground-clearing activities at the Eastern Mole, in the Port of Cape Town, in early September, after having received the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) approval in June.

The EIA, which was submitted to the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in October last year, was one of the final regulatory hurdles for the expectant fuel storage terminal operator.

The establishment of the new loading and storage facility, which oil major Chevron opposes, is expected to ensure security of supply as demand for petroleum products in South Africa rises.

Chevron is currently the only refinery in the region.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Burgan Cape Terminals project manager Stijn van Zelst, email info@burgan.co.za.