February 10, 2014 [OPIS] - Targa Terminals continues to work toward building its marine oil terminal in Stockton, California.
The project is in the design and audit phase, and will be the first marine oil terminal approved in California in the last 15 years, according to a press release from environmental engineering firm TRC Companies, Inc.
The audit and the associated construction standards are necessary by the California Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance (MOTEMS) regulations.
Once the final engineering plans are completed, construction can begin with the facility expected to be operational in 2016. Targa expects to sign a customer for the facility sometime this quarter.
The facility is described as an inland port and is serviced by two railroads that will move unit trains from various oil fields to the Port of Stockton.
From there, crude oil moving to the Bay Area refineries would be barged from the Stockton facility offering some flexibility and avoiding potential rail traffic increasing efficiencies in delivering crude oil to the refineries.
Targa has retained TRC Companies, Inc. for the planning, permitting, engineering design and construction management requirements.
