JSC Ventspils nafta 13.08.2007 Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd, the subsidiary of the joint stock company Ventspils nafta, has handled 7.96 mln tons of crude oil and petroleum products in the seven months of 2007, which is by 4.4 mln tons more than in a corresponding period in 2006. Crude oil and petroleum products are delivered to Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd by rail, diesel pipeline and sea. From January to July 2007 the highest proportion in the structure of the transshipment amount of Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd makes diesel delivered by rail and pipeline total amount of which has come in this period to 5.7 mln tons. In the seven months of this year 1.2 mln tons of motor gasoline delivered to the terminal by rail, as well as 1.0 mln tons of crude oil and petroleum products delivered to the terminal by sea were transshipped there. Crude oil accounts for the highest proportion of the total cargo amount delivered to the terminal by sea - more than 0.6 mln tons. In July Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd handled more than 1.2 mln tons of crude oil and petroleum products: including 1.0 mln tons of diesel delivered by rail and diesel pipeline, as well as 0.1 mln tons of gasoline transported by rail, and 0.1 mln tons of crude oil and petroleum products delivered to the terminal by sea. Cargo amount in Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd is increasing during all this year starting receiving of diesel through petroleum products pipeline and promoting cooperation with the international oil transport and trading consortium Vitol Group being a shareholder of JSC Ventspils nafta and co-owner of Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd. Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd is a subsidiary of JSC Ventspils nafta. 51% of it belongs to JSC Ventspils nafta while 49% to Vitol's company Euromin Holdings Cyprus Limited. The terminal renders transit services - receiving of oil and diesel through pipelines as well as receiving of crude oil, diesel, motor gasoline and other petroleum products by rail and sea, their storage and transshipment. Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd is the largest of such companies in the region, and its crude oil and petroleum products shore-tank farm reaches 1.2 million cubic metres and has no analogues among similar companies in the nearest countries. JSC Ventspils nafta For more detailed information - Gundega Vārpa, tel. 7229793; e-mail: gundega.varpa@vnafta.lv
Ventspils nafta termināls Ltd handles nearly 8 mln tons of cargo in seven months
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