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NOIA Golf Tournament
Thursday, 16 Sep 2010
  
5th International Symposium on Oil and Gas Resources in Western Newfoundland
Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010
  
Maritime Human Resource Conference
Tuesday, 28 Sep 2010
  
Networking Social
Thursday, 28 Oct 2010
  
Member Christmas Reception
Thursday, 9 Dec 2010
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Regional Infrastructure
 
Storage & Transport
 IRVING OIL CANAPORT

The Irving Oil Canaport terminal at the entrance to Saint John Harbour was the first deep-water terminal in the western hemisphere able to handle super tanker cargoes when it opened in 1970.  Located about 1280 m (4200 ft) offshore in 45.8 m (150 ft) of water, the mooring facility can accommodate ultra-large crude carriers (ULCC).  Its mechanisms are completely enclosed for protection from the weather. Tankers discharge crude oil rapidly by means of a 300 m (985 ft) floating hose, through the facility's 300-tonne, 13.4 m (44 ft) diameter monobuoy and its undersea pipeline, into storage tanks onshore. The crude oil flows at the rate of about 50,000 bbl/hr, taking over 50 hours to unload the largest ULCC. Canaport storage tanks can store a 17-day supply for the refinery when operating at full capacity.  From the storage tanks, the crude is pumped through underground pipelines to the Irving Refinery about 8 km (5 mi) away.

Products and Capabilities
Irving has a modern fleet of double hull product tankers chartered on a full time basis. The Irving Oil refinery supplies petroleum products such as high octane, low sulphur gasolines; jet fuel; low sulphur diesel fuels; home heating oil; propane; kerosene and asphalt.

Facilities
The Canaport East Saint John terminal is located at Courtenay Bay.  Refined products and additives are shipped and received at this terminal.  The terminal has two berths able to accommodate ships up to 50,000 dwt, in about 10.7 m (35 ft) of water.

For further information:
Irving Oil Limited, Refining Division
PO Box 1260
Saint John, NB  E2L 4H6
Tel: 506-633-3000
Fax: 506-633-4050



MARITIMES & NORTHEAST PIPELINE (M&NP)

Status:
- Mainline and lateral pipelines to markets in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the New England states have been in service since late 1999 / early 2000
- Phase IV expansion completed in 2008
- Provides delivery of offshore, onshore, and LNG supply to premium North American markets

Pipeline Partners:
- Spectra Energy (77.53%)
- ExxonMobil Canada (12.92%)
- Emera Inc. (9.55%)

Project Overview:                
- Approximately 1400 km (870 mi) of transmission pipeline
- Pipeline route through NS, NB, Maine and New Hampshire, into Massachusetts
- Current capacity approximately 830 MMcf/day
- Pipeline interconnects with Corridor Pipeline in central New Brunswick, Brunswick Pipeline at New Brunswick – Maine border, Portland Gas Transmission at Westbrook, Maine; with Tennessee Gas Transmission at Dracut, Massachusetts, and Algonquin Gas Transmission at Beverly, Massachusetts

Total Project Investment:
- ~ $2.3 billion CDN

Project History:
On 31 December 1999, M&NP received the first natural gas from Sable Offshore Energy Inc.  The M&NP system marked the beginning of a new industry in Atlantic Canada. Running from Goldboro, NS, to Dracut, Massachusetts, the 1400 km (870 mi) pipeline system delivers offshore and onshore natural gas to customers in Canada and the northeastern United States. In 2009, M&NP will transport three diverse sources of natural gas supply – offshore, onshore, and LNG supply.

The company is headquartered in Halifax, NS, with offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Fredericton, NB; and New Glasgow, NS.

For further information:
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline
1801 Hollis St., Suite 1600
Halifax, NS  B3J 3N4
Website: www.mnpp.com
Tel: 902-425-4474    
Fax: 902-420-0253 



NEWFOUNDLAND TRANSSHIPMENT LIMITED

Newfoundland Transshipment Limited (NTL) owns and oversees the operation of a major crude oil transshipment facility at Whiffen Head, Placentia Bay, NL.

The NTL terminal is located approximately 600 km (325 nautical miles) west and north of the Grand Banks oilfields.  It has a design receiving rate of 80,000 bbl/hr and a design loading rate of 50,000 bbl/hr.  The Terminal currently handles crude from the Hibernia and Terra Nova fields.  It is equipped with two vessel berths accommodating 35,000-159,000 dwt tankers.  The Terminal has a working capacity of 3,000,000 bbl in six 500,000 bbl floating roof storage tanks.

NTL owns and operates two state-of-the-art 5600-horsepower tug boats, the Placentia Hope and Placentia Pride.  These tugs are used to escort laden tankers to and from the pilot station in Placentia Bay and to dock/undock tankers at the NTL terminal.  Both tugs are equipped to provide firefighting support.

Transshipment is an integral part of the overall crude to market transportation system, a two-stage process for moving crude oil to market.

Stage 1:  From producing offshore field via shuttle tanker to NTL’s terminal
       
Stage 2:  From NTL’s terminal via conventional tanker to global end users (refiners)
                                   
Transshipment allows cargo sizes to be tailored to fit individual refiner’s needs, provides access to world markets beyond the range of the shuttle tankers and decreases the number of shuttle tankers required to support offshore oil production.

NTL employs safe and environmentally sound operating procedures providing our employees with a safe work environment, protecting our environment and offering our customers a secure facility in which to store field production.  The Terminal has been operated in excess of eleven years Lost Time Incident free. NTL employs 49 personnel, operations, administration and tug crews, all dedicated and well-trained Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.

For further information:
Newfoundland Transshipment Limited
PO Box 248  Stn. C
St. John's, NL  A1C 5J2
Website: www.ntl.net
Tel: 709-570-3200
Fax: 709-726-3960
Email: hnorman@ntl.net
Contact: Helen Norman, Executive Assistant



NUSTAR ENERGY LP
Point Tupper Terminal

The North Atlantic Region's largest independent liquids transshipment and storage facility, NuStar’s facility is located in the Strait of Canso, Point Tupper, NS.  The terminal has over 7.6 million bbl of liquid storage capacity and has the capability to store, blend, and transship crude oil, gasoline, distillates, residual fuel oil, chemicals and other liquids with an additional capability to store up to 55,000 bbl of butane.  The terminal also has the added infrastructure to load gasoline, distillate and fuel oil from rack facilities and to provide ships calling on the port with bunker fuels. 

Facilities:
- Crude oil storage:  16 tanks in total: eight tanks with 450,000 bbl capacity, each equipped with internal steel floating roofs and side entry mixers; two tanks with 228,000 bbl capacity, each with internal floating roofs; two tanks with 184,000 bbl capacity, each with internal floating roofs; four tanks with 145,000 bbl capacity, each with internal floating roofs.  A portion of the tank capacity is coiled.
- Gasoline and/or distillate storage and blending: four tanks with 151,000 bbl capacity each; one tank with 187,800 bbl capacity; one tank with 112,400 bbl capacity; three tanks with 93,000 bbl capacity each; two tanks with 78,000 bbl capacity each. All tanks have floating roofs, some have mixers, and all are connected for in-tank blending.
- Liquid Petroleum Gas Sphere: North America's largest butane sphere with 55,000 bbl capacity.  The butane sphere is connected to an in line blending system for gasoline.
- Truck Loading Rack: Rack has three 4" loading arm stations.  Two arms are equipped to load fuel oil and/or bunkers; one is equipped to handle distillate.
- Dockage: capability to accommodate vessels from 25,000 dwt to 350,000 dwt (Berth 1); and tankers up to 85,000 dwt (Berth 2)

Loading capability:
- Berth 1 comprises eight loading arms; four 16" arms for crude oil, one 16" and one 10" arm for gasoline and/or distillate, and one 10" arm for fuel oil.
- Berth 2 comprises six loading arms. One 8", two 10" and one 12" arm for crude oil; one 8" arm for fuel oil.

Marine Equipment 
Two tugs available at all times, others available if required.

Spill Response Capability
Point Tupper Marine Services Co., a member of ECRC, has emergency and spill response equipment located onsite in the Strait of Canso.

For further information:
NuStar Energy LP – Point Tupper Terminal
4090 Port Malcolm Rd.
Point Tupper, NS  B9A 1Z5
Tel: 902-625-1711
Fax: 902-625-3098
Email: blaise.macdonnell@nustarenergy.com
Contact: Blaise MacDonnell, General Manager
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