Tuapse oil terminal

{{Short description|Oil import-export terminal located in Russia}}

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| location = Krasnodar Krai

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| opened = 2005

| operated = Rosneft

| owner = Rosneft

| type = Oil Terminal

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Tuapse Oil Terminal is an oil import-export terminal located {{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} offshore from the port of Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is one of the biggest oil terminals on the Black Sea and serves as a hub for crude oil deliveries to places beyond. The terminal, which commenced operations in 2005,

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| url= http://www.rosneft.com/Downstream/petroleum_product_sales/Exports_petroleum_products/Export_terminals/Tuapse_Terminal/

| title= Tuapse Marine Terminal

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| date=21 March 2014

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}} belongs to the Russian oil giant Rosneft.

The overall capacity of the import-export terminal is approximately {{bbl to t|71|per=a|mlt=M}} of oil but capacity will be increased to {{bbl to t|121|per=a|mlt=M}} by 2015. Tanker loading capacity is suitable for Aframax tankers up to {{DWT|110,000}}. The terminal serves as a supplier for the nearby Tuapse Refinery, also owned by Rosneft.{{cite journal |doi=10.1051/e3sconf/202016407007|title=Transport and logistics infrastructure of the Krasnodar Krai: Problems and solutions |year=2020 |last1=Davydovich |first1=Anna |last2=Karamova |first2=Aida |last3=Fesenko |first3=Olesya |last4=Anisimova |first4=Nina |journal=E3S Web of Conferences |volume=164 |page=07007 |s2cid=218950016 |doi-access=free }}

The construction of the terminal started in 2003 and was completed by 2005 at a cost of US$120 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.rustocks.com/index.phtml/Pressreleases/0/35/10800|title=President Vladimir Putin sees the Tuapse oil terminal in operation|date=6 September 2005|publisher=rustocks.com|accessdate=21 March 2014}}