Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Near Bergen in Hordaland, western Norway
Capacity: 300,000 deadweight tonnes, 5 artificial rock caverns for crude with capacity of one million cubic metres, 60,000 cubic metre cavern for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and a ballast water cavern of 200,000 cubic metres
Start-up Year: -
The Sture terminal near Bergen in Hordaland, western Norway is an important export port for crude oil, which arrives by pipeline from the Oseberg area and the Grane field in the North Sea. Oseberg-area crude and condensate (light oil) is carried in the 115 kilometre Oseberg Transport System (OTS), which starts at the A platform on the field. Crude from Grane travels through the 212 kilometre Grane Oil Pipeline (GOP). The Sture facility comprises two jetties able to berth tankers up to 300,000 deadweight tonnes, plus five artificial rock caverns for crude with a total capacity of one million cubic metres. In addition, there are a 60,000 cubic metre cavern for liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) and a ballast water cavern of 200,000 cubic metres.
VOC recovery
The terminal also features a plant for recovering volatile organic compounds (VOC), which is environmentally important when loading tankers. Processing facilities at Sture recover the lightest components from the crude, which are extracted as an LPG mix (propane and butane) and as naphtha. Stabilised crude and LPG mix are stored in the relevant rock caverns before being shipped out over the jetties. LPG mix and naphtha are also transported from the terminal through the Vestprosess pipeline to Mongstad. Emergency response related to vessel safety and oil spill clean-up has a very high priority at the terminal. A total of 150-160 crude oil and LPG carriers currently call at Sture every year. The owners of the facility are Petoro AS with 48.38% interest, Statoil (operator) with 36.24%, ConocoPhillips with 2.4%, ExxonMobil with 4.33% and Total with 8.65%.
Operators:
Statoil: Operator with 36.24% interest
Petoro AS: 48.38% interest
ConocoPhillips: 2.4% interest
Total: 8.65% interest
ExxonMobil: 4.33% interest
Contractor:
Aibel: Supplier of maintenance and modification services
Prezioso Linjebygg AS: Contract for ISO (insulation, scaffolding and surface treatment) maintenance services at Sture and Kollnes. The contract has a value of US$130 million (NOK 1.1 billion) over the 10-year contract period. Maintenance contracts for all of the company’s facilities are being reviewed and included in the ongoing ISO re-negotiation process. (February 2016)