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NorSea Group Completes New MGO Fuelling Facility Peterhead Port
NorSea Group UK (Ltd) (NorSea Group) has announced the completion of a new custom-built Marine Gas Oil (MGO) facility on Smith Quay of its Shore Base at Peterhead Port, enabling project support and supply vessels to now be fuelled directly at the quay.
The addition was completed under Phase I of the group's multi-million pound investment in Shore Base.
"This investment delivers a much needed fuelling option for vessels supporting offshore activities. Project related vessels now have a full one stop shop capability," said Walter Robertson, Managing Director of NorSea Group.
"The project met the strict timeline with Global Energy being the main contractor manufacturing the tanks in Aberdeen while the large concrete bund was being built at Smith Quay in Peterhead simultaneously. Upon completion, the tanks were taken to Peterhead by PSV and lifted into position within the bund at NorSea Group."
Robertson explains that NorSea Group has formed a fuel supply alliance with "the largest independent marine fuel supplier in the UK" in order to service the MGO facility.
Further, Robertson notes that the new tanks are linked by directly to the fuel supplier's offices by telemetry, providing round-the-clock fuel stock monitoring to automatically trigger resupply delivery before stocks run low.
"In addition to the direct fuelling of berthed vessels, the tanks are also equipped with automatic road loading facilities which can supply fuel to road tanker wagons for onwards delivery to the marine fuel market including Peterhead’s fishing fleet," said Robertson.
Ian Laidlaw, CEO of Peterhead Port Authority, said: "Peterhead Port Authority welcomes the addition of fuel bunkers at Smith Quay and the ongoing investment from NorSea Group to develop a fully serviced marine base at the site."
