De-Kastri terminal
Introduction '''De-Kastri Oil Terminal''' () is an oil export terminal located  away from the village of De-Kastri in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Federation. It is one of the biggest oil terminals in the Far East that serves as a hub for crude oil deliveries to Asian markets. The terminal which started operations in 2006 belongs to the Sakhalin-I consortium led by Exxon Neftegas which also includes 20% stake held by Russian affiliates of Rosneft: Sakhalinmorneftegas-Shelf and RN-Astra.The overall capacity of the export terminal is approximately  of oil.Tanker loading capacity is suitable for Aframax tankers up to . The five Aframax tankers servicing the terminal are purpose-designed double-hull ice class vessels. The area of the terminal covers nearly The construction of the terminal started in 2003 and was completed by August 2006.Construction subcontractors included Russian-Turkish joint venture, ''Enka-Technstroiexport'' and Russian companies ''Koksokhimmontazh'' and ''Dalmorstroi''.
Awards In November 2009, during the IV International congress ''Oil Terminal 2009'' held in Saint Petersburg, De-Kastri terminal won the ''Terminal of the Year'' award. The award ''Terminal of the Year with capacity of shipment of more than 5 million tonnes per year'' is presented to an international terminal with best economic, ecological and social indicators once in every three years. De-Kastri terminal was nominated among the total of 34 candidates. Since 2006, nearly 300 oil tankers have transported more than 30 million tonnes of crude oil from the terminal without a single incident. De-Kastri's SBM loading is considered to be the largest in the industry.
See also *Exxon Neftegas*Sakhalin-I*Sakhalin
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