SBM COMPLEX OPENED NEAR DURBAN

The single-buoy mooring complex recently opened at Reunion, a few miles south of Durban and near the two Durban oil refineries, comprises a buoy moored 2.6 km off the coast with a 40 in. undersea pipeline to a tank farm. Tankers of 220,000 dwt will be able to discharge a cargo of crude oil in 24 hours, despite seas with a wave height to 14 ft. On average, no more than 88 days a year are expected to be lost due to weather delays at the Durban SBM. The buoy and pipeline cost R6.7 million, while the tank farm cost a further R3.1 million. An 80% interest is shared by BP, Shell, and Mobil, with the other 20% held by the South African Coal, Oil and Gas Corporation (Sasol).

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• Publication Date: 1970-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 12
• Serial:
  • Institute of Marine Engineers Transactions
  • Volume: 82
  • Issue Number: 10
  • ISSN: 0309-3948

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore terminals; Petroleum; Petroleum terminals; Single point moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Spm new concepts
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM