The refurbished and expanded facility will increase the storage capacity of the facility to 8,600 cubic meters (54,100 barrels).
BMB Munai COO Anuarbek Baimoldin said that the company commenced this reconstruction project in August 2010 to coincide with a number of improvement projects to its field infrastructure.
"Although the project has required us to curtail our oil production during the last three months we are pleased with the improvements to the facility and expect the facility to provide many benefits to us as we continue to develop our fields and increase our oil production," Baimoldin said.
The storage facility was built in 1978 and was in need of repair and maintenance to insure its continued safety and capability to serve the needs of Emir Oil.
The facility’s expansion included assembly and installation of an oil processing circuit, designed to separate oil from water and salts.
The oil processing circuit can process up to 1,200 cubic meters per day (7,550bpd) with the capability to be increased as needed to accommodate higher production.
