Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL)
plans to build a jetty at Nagapattinam for the import of crude oil to and
export of refined products from Cauvery Basin Refinery (CBR). The jetty is
expected to be completed within a year’s time with an estimated cost of Rs.96
crore. It would be equipped to cater to vessels with a size ranging from 4,000
dwt to 40,000 dwt and handle one million tonnes of crude oil imports and 0.5
million tonnes of petroleum product exports.
Presently, crude oil is brought to
Chennai and then transported by road to CBR. The new jetty would facilitate direct
transport of crude oil to CBR.