Vitol completes acquisition of Antwerp refining facilities from Petroplus
01.18.2010 - NEWS
January 13, 2010 [Vitol/VTTI] - Vitol Tank Terminals B. V. today announced that it had completed the acquisition of the 100% interest in Petroplus Refining Antwerp N.V. and Petroplus Refining Antwerp Bitumen N.V. that was previously owned by Universal Holding B.V. and Petroplus International B.V.

Rob Nijst, CEO of VTTI, commenting on the completion, said “We are delighted to have completed this transaction in such a quick and efficient way and with the full support of all the team in Antwerp. We have ambitious plans for the site, with a capital investment programme of over $60million, targeted at the retrofit of many of the tanks, as well as jetty and pipeline improvements and a general upgrade of HSE systems and processes. Now we will need to have a critical re-look at each of the various processing units”

The Facilities are located in the Port of Antwerp and are connected to an extensive pipeline network and harbour infrastructure providing flexibility for hydrocarbon feedstocks, intermediates and finished products. The Facilities have one of the largest bitumen processing plants in the Benelux region with a capacity of approximately 875,000 tons per annum, a gasoil hydrotreating plant with capacity of 22,300 barrels per day and a tank storage facility with a potential capacity of approximately 450,000 cubic metres after additional investment.

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