Crude Oil Storage

The value of a crude grade is its assay. Our specification-protection philosophy is built to preserve it from receipt to redelivery. Customers can contract dedicated tankage for exclusive use, or segregated capacity within defined grade families where commingling of compatible grades is acceptable.

Product segregation is enforced at three levels: dedicated tank groups per grade family; dedicated or verifiably cleared transfer lines; and procedural controls covering line displacement, interface management and first-fill sampling after any change of service. Every internal movement runs on a written, independently verified valve line-up, isolated from other services by double block-and-bleed arrangements.

Where a tank or line changes service, a documented product-change procedure applies, including cleaning to a defined standard and a first-foot sample that confirms the new grade before the full parcel commits. Cross-contamination is made difficult by hardware, unlikely by procedure, and detectable by evidence — the sealed, retained samples and signed records that let any question be resolved objectively.

Opening and closing quantities for every movement are established by static tank gauging or proved meters, corrected to standard conditions using calibrated tank tables under API MPMS-based procedures. Samples are drawn, sealed and retained at every custody point, and independent surveyors appointed by cargo interests may witness gauging, sampling and calculation throughout.

Each parcel carries a complete, reproducible batch history: receipt documentation, in-storage sample and test records, internal movements, blend orders and redelivery certificates. This batch traceability is the working paper trail of ownership and quality that your counterparties, financiers and auditors expect.

Our blending capability turns tankage from a cost centre into a margin tool. In-tank and in-line blending build finished or export-grade crude against a written blend order that defines components, quantities and the target assay. Additive-injection capability supports specific quality or handling requirements where applicable.

Component movements are metered; the resulting blend is sampled and tested by an accredited independent laboratory; and product is released only after quality verification against the target. The full record — blend order, metered movements, laboratory results and release approval — enters the parcel file, giving complete blend traceability and documentation that survives the buyer's own inspection.