In the calendar year 2021, a total of 86.07 million metric tonnes of crude was handled, while in year 2022, it grew slightly by 1.2 percent to 87.1 million metric tonnes, the reply stated.
The seven Single Point Moorings (SPMs) to handle crude oil at Gujarat’s ports are operating at 84 per cent capacity, the state legislature was informed Friday.
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The cumulative crude oil handling capacity of these SPMs stand at 104 million metric tonne per year, stated the government in a written reply to a question by Arvind Rana, BJP MLA from Surat-East. A SPM is a floating buoy anchored offshore to allow handling of liquid cargo such as petroleum products offloaded from tanker ships.
They are used mostly in areas where dedicated facility to unload liquid cargo is not available at the port. These SPMs are connected to the port through sub-sea pipelines.
In the calendar year 2021, a total of 86.07 million metric tonnes of crude was handled, while in year 2022, it grew slightly by 1.2 percent to 87.1 million metric tonnes, the reply stated.
