Energy companies use complex networks of onshore terminals, storage tanks, blending facilities and pipelines. These bulk logistical facilities take crude oil from ships, storing and delivering it to the refinery at the right time. Similarly, they store and blend refined product to create the exact specifications required in certain markets before transporting it on to the end customer.

In the case of gas, terminals tend to take deliveries from specialist tankers or pipelines from gas fields before testing, treating and distributing the gas regionally through pipelines. Alternatively, they store gasses derived from crude oil, such as butane, which are then bottled and used for cooking or heating, where there is no mains gas network. Al Wazzan Logistics National Storage invests in a number of ventures providing terminal and storage facilities globally. In total, we have circa 16 million cubic meters of storage capacity in terminals across the Middle East.

Al Wazzan Logistics National Storage is a Kuwait company that owns and operates 25 petroleum storage and distribution facilities in Kuwait and The Middle East. More than 7.5 million barrels of bulk fuel are stored in our bulk storage tanks. For our ethanol and biofuel supply, our terminals include multi-modal capabilities (pipeline, truck, rail, and light oil barges), as well as art blending processes. Furthermore, Al Wazzan Logistics National Storage has third-party agreements throughout the Netherlands that enable us to market from nearly 20 terminals. Use the interactive map below to locate a terminal that meets your company’s needs.

The tanks are linked to the pumps that supply the long-distance pipelines by subterranean transfer pipes that are centralized remotely operated and run between the tanker pier and the tanks itself. It is also feasible to move different grades of crude oil to different portions of the tank farm in order to achieve specific desired characteristics and qualities in the crude oil and feedstock, for example. Additionally, crude oil can be transported to and from the caves through the tanks.