[2019-06-21] Construction of the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal in Angola to be resumed

Source: Macauhub

Work on the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal in Angola’s Bengo province, designed to store about 1.2 million cubic metres of fuel, is expected to start again soon after a two-year shutdown, state newspaper Jornal de Angola reported.

The information was provided by Sonangol Logística’s director of engineering and projects, Joaquim Kiteculo, during a visit by the Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Diamantino Azevedo, to the project created to provide Angola with greater onshore fuel storage capacity.

Kiteculo did not, however, name a date for work to resume.

According to Angolan news agency Angop, the project currently stands at a physical and financial execution of around 25% and cost more than US$23 million until 20 August 2016, when it was suspended by the Sonangol board of directors.

The planned investment for the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal was US$1 billion.

Initial work on the project began in 2013 to initially store 641,500 cubic metres of refined fuel and reach maximum capacity after completion, becoming the first and largest reservoir on land in Angola, in an area equivalent to 220 football fields.

The 29 tanks designed for the first phase are expected to store 360,000 cubic metres of diesel, 160,000 cubic metres of gasoline and 80,000 cubic metres of Jet-A1.