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First import of Lube Base Oil at Trincomallee
New Delhi 01-Oct-2007
It was a momentous occasion for Lanka IOC PLC, particularly for Lanka IOC’s Trincomallee oil terminal, when MT Vijaydoot carrying the first ever parcel of Lube base oil for Lanka IOC PLC, touched the Trincomalee oil jetty on September 09, 2007. The vessel carrying Lube base oils started its voyage from Chennai on September 07, 2007, and reached the Trincomalee oil jetty on September 09, 2007. A warm reception was accorded to the crew of MT Vijaydoot. The Lube base oils of three different grades were received through piggable pipe lines connecting the jetty to the storage tanks in the tank farm, situated at a distance of 900 meters on a higher elevation. The base oil receipt was completed well ahead of the allotted time. Lanka IOC PLC has constructed a modern lube blending plant of 18,000 MT/year capacity and other facilities include piggable jetty pipe lines, eight storage tanks with a combined capacity of 6000 kl , three blending kettles, two steam boilers ,two air compressors ,sophisticated filling machines for barrels , pails and small packs and a modern laboratory for testing base oils, additives and finished lubricants. The plant is capable of blending all types of automotive, industrial and marine lubricants.
New Delhi 01-Oct-2007
It was a momentous occasion for Lanka IOC PLC, particularly for Lanka IOC’s Trincomallee oil terminal, when MT Vijaydoot carrying the first ever parcel of Lube base oil for Lanka IOC PLC, touched the Trincomalee oil jetty on September 09, 2007. The vessel carrying Lube base oils started its voyage from Chennai on September 07, 2007, and reached the Trincomalee oil jetty on September 09, 2007. A warm reception was accorded to the crew of MT Vijaydoot. The Lube base oils of three different grades were received through piggable pipe lines connecting the jetty to the storage tanks in the tank farm, situated at a distance of 900 meters on a higher elevation. The base oil receipt was completed well ahead of the allotted time. Lanka IOC PLC has constructed a modern lube blending plant of 18,000 MT/year capacity and other facilities include piggable jetty pipe lines, eight storage tanks with a combined capacity of 6000 kl , three blending kettles, two steam boilers ,two air compressors ,sophisticated filling machines for barrels , pails and small packs and a modern laboratory for testing base oils, additives and finished lubricants. The plant is capable of blending all types of automotive, industrial and marine lubricants.