Celebrating 15 years of SPM operations in Kochi

NEW DELHI- The Single Point Mooring (SPM) at Kochi completes 15 years of operations in the outer waters of the Arabian Sea. Commemorating the milestone crossed in SPM operations, Shri Ajith Kumar K, Executive Director (Kochi Refinery) along with senior members of the Refinery Council and the SPM operations team visited the SPM. ED (Kochi Refinery) along with the Captain of the tanker Habrut cut a cake to mark the occasion.

With the strategic crude 0il receipt facilities consisting of Single Point Mooring (SPM) and associated shore tank farm in Kochi since December 2007,  Kochi Refinery has been equipped to receive crude oil in Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs). The facility helps the refinery in reducing the freight charges to a great extent, over and above increasing flexibility in crude oil selection. 

In its 15 years of operations, the SPM has received 1404 tankers which include 649 Suez Maxs and 305 VLCCs. Commissioned on 03 Dec 2007, the first Suez Max to be received was MT Ocean Sapphire with  Arab Mix & Kuwaity parcels. The first VLCC, MT Star II arrived in January 2008 carrying Iranian Mix & Kuwaity parcels. From December 2007 the throughput of the SPM has been 180.043 MMT. 

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