UAE Lubricants Plant at Fujairah to Produce More Than 250,000 Tons Annually

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Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) is operating the first phase of its advanced lubricants and grease manufacturing plant at Fujairah Port, on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is 70 nautical miles from the Strait of Hormuz. The port is one of the world's top three ports for bunker fuel supplies and marine vessel transit. The strategic location provides the plant with excellent access to the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean, which facilitates logistics for high-density sea traffic.

The new plant, called the ENOC Lubricants & Grease Manufacturing Plant (ELOMP), covers a site area of 63,500 square meters in its current configuration and has an annual blending capacity of 100,000 tons of mineral- and synthetic lubricant-based oils and 5,000 tons of grease.

As project phases II, III and IV are completed in 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively, ELOMP will have the capacity to produce more than 250,000 tons of lubricants and grease, which will consolidate its position as one of the largest lubricant plants in the Middle East and Africa.

Certified to ISO 9001:2008 for quality systems and ISO 14001:2004 for quality and environmental management systems, the plant has 18001:2007 OSHAS for its health and safety management system. ELOMP also has the latest technologies for blending and filling services and has an ISO 17025-certified laboratory for quality control and oils and fuels analysis.

"Through our integrated approach to blending, analysis and filling, ELOMP will manufacture a wide range of lubricants independently and cater to the needs of ENOC's growing list of clients from over 50 countries in the Middle East region, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent," said ENOC CEO Saeed Abdullah Khoory.

The plant can blend a wide range of oils, including automotive engine oils; gear oils; transmission oils; specialty oils; industrial oils, such as marine, railroad, hydraulic, turbine, compressor and gear oils; and automotive and industrial greases.

The plant has a supply line connection from the jetty to nine base oil tanks, which have total storage capacity of 11,000 tons. This supply line can also be used for reverse supply of finished products to marine vessels and barges.

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