Massive oil storage to be located near Pulau Jong

Pulau Sebarok will be site of Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS) to store oil and petrochemicals, JTC Corporation has decided. This is very close to Pulau Jong, one of the last few untouched reefs in Singapore.

The storage tanks of Pulau Sebarok
lie just off the rich reefs on Pulau Jong.

Among the special marine life on Pulau Jong is a Giant clam (Tridacna maxima) that may be the last of its kind in our waters.

Pulau Sebarok is currently used for onshore storage by Dutch terminal operator Vopak and PetroChina-owned Singapore Petroleum Company.
Other natural shores nearby include the Sisters Islands, St. John's Island, Pulau Tekukor. There is also marinelife on the Semakau seawall facing Pulau Sebarok.

JTC studies earlier ascertained that to be economical, the minimum storage capacity of a VLFS should be 300,000 cubic metres, or equivalent to that of a very large crude carrier. The VLFS would comprise two rectangular modules, each measuring 180m by 80m by 15m, and with 150,000 cu m capacity.

The tender for the structures is to go out as early as year-end or early next year. The floating storage is intended to meet "increased demand for oil storage by traders" while overcoming shortage of land.

From Pulau Sebarok to be site of petrochemicals storage EPC tender for the structures to go out as early as year-end or early next year, Ronnie Lim, Business Times 13 May 10;

What is a VLFS? Will it be safe?
More details in this earlier post.

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• Very Large Floating Structures may be located near Pulau Jong
  
• Very Large Floating Oil Storage in Singapore
• More reclamation at Jurong Island?
• Soil investigation works near Pulau Jong until Jan 10

More about Pulau Jong and Pulau Sebarok

• Past field trips to Pulau Jong.
  
• Photos of marine life at Pulau Jong.
• Joseph Lai also has a list of plants found on Pulau Jong on his eart-h.com.
• Ship grounding on the corals of Pulau Jong? on the colourful clouds blog.
• Similar marine investigations at Pulau Sebarok were done earlier this year.
• Container ship ran aground near Pulau Sebarok in Sep 09.

Related media articles

• Singapore set to build its first floating oil storage Project at Pulau Sebarok expected to start in second half Ronnie Lim Business Times 11 Feb 11;
  
• Plan for Singapore floating oil terminal off Pulau Sebarok makes headway Its construction looks set to begin early next year Ronnie Lim Business Times 14 Oct 10;
• Pulau Sebarok to be site of petrochemicals storage EPC tender for the structures to go out as early as year-end or early next year, Ronnie Lim, Business Times 13 May 10;
• JTC tender for floating storage on the way Phase two project studies over; Pulau Sebarok likely site Ronnie Lim, Business Times 30 Mar 10;
  
• Demand looking good for floating oil storage in Singapore But one question is whether demand will be sustainable in the long run Ronnie Lim, Business Times 10 Dec 09;
  
• Floating tankfarm may be sited off Pulau Sebarok Outcome depends on metocean, sea current monitoring feasibility studies Ronnie Lim, Business Times 1 Dec 09;
  
• Need for floating oil storage in Singapore gets more pressing Ronnie Lim, Business Times 17 Feb 09;
• Singapore looks set to build floating oil storage Ronnie Lim Business Times 3 Oct 07
• Under study - storing oil out at sea Ronnie Lim Business Times 17 Jul 07