SIA Ventspils nafta termināls brings to operation treatment plants that are unique in the Baltics

SIA Ventspils nafta termināls, a subsidiary of a joint stock company Ventspils
nafta, took into operation and started to use a new modern treatment plant - it
is flexibly applicable for treatment of any kind of petroleum products, and it
is based on a progressive technology that is unique in Baltic region. 

Modern treatment plants will enable SIA Ventspils nafta termināls to solve
environmental issues more effectively and at the same time essentially save
financial resources of the company. New plants are very compact and therefore
they are able to provide remarkable productivity, by adjusting required
treatment level and adapting treatment process for a particular type of
petroleum products. Treatment plants are located in the area of 50 square
metres, and their operation is monitored by one operator of the company.
Planned capacity of new treatment plants enables SIA Ventspils nafta termināls
to treat up to 1,000 cubic metres of industrial and drain waters per hour. 
 
Latest plants are especially applicable for topical activity trends of SIA
Ventspils nafta termināls, which are characterised by variety of transhipped
petroleum products - at the present moment the terminal receives and tranships
more than 20 types of petroleum products. In case of nomenclature extension it
will also be possible to flexibly apply treatment plants to new types of
petroleum products. 

Plants are produced on the basis of technologies developed by Dutch company
Nijhuis Water Technology - this company specializes in production of industrial
water treatment plants in the field of oil, chemistry and pharmaceutics. SIA
Ventspils nafta termināls has invested about 1 million lats in the treatment
plants. 

SIA Ventspils nafta termināls increasingly focus its attention on environment
protection measures, considering that the basis for rational further
development is linked to the environment quality. The company adheres to a
number of principles related to its environmental protection policy, including:
study and reduction of the company's unfavourable influence on the environment,
provision of compliance of the company's activity with the highest
environmental standards, education and stimulation of employees to participate
in implementation of the environmental policy, notification of society on the
company's environmental policy and achievements made during its implementation. 

SIA Ventspils nafta termināls is a subsidiary of a/s Ventspils nafta. 51% of it
belongs to a/s Ventspils nafta, but 49% - to Vitol's company Euromin Holdings
Limited. The terminal renders transit services: reception of crude oil and gas
oil through the pipelines, reception of gas oil, motor gasoline and other
petroleum products by rail and sea, as well as storage and transhipment of all
these products. 





A/s Ventspils nafta
Further information -
Gundega Vārpa,
Public Relations and Advertising Manager,
tel. +371 67229182;
e-mail: gundega.varpa@vnafta.lv