Post by pigeonpie on Dec 10, 2009 7:02:00 GMT
CLH to start dismantling Cala Figuera depot next January
Work is due to start shortly on dismantling the CLH (Compañia Logística de Hidrocarburos) fuel depot at Cala Figuera and is expected to last until mid-2010. The project will be carried out in three phases.
The first stage, which will start in January, will consist of emptying of any fuel or residual substances from the storage containers. The tanks and pipes will then be degassed, a procedure which could take until March to complete.
The second phase, the dismantling of the buildings and metal structures, is expected to start in April and be completed around the end of May.
June should see the start of the final phase which will involve an in-depth survey of the subsoil to ensure that the area has been totally decontaminated. Once this has been confirmed CLH will hand the land over to Maó Council, sometime next summer, providing that everything goes to schedule.
The depot is expecting a few more fuel deliveries before finally closing down. Mid-January will see a second unloading trial in the new facility constructed at the Naval Base, the first having been carried out on 15th November, to check that the system is working correctly.
Once the Cala Figuera depot has been dismantled, Maó will gain an area of land, 7,000 square metres in size, in the harbour which has been earmarked in the Town Planning for a social use connected to the port and town. As yet no definite decision has been taken on the form that this will take although there is a possibility that a marina will be built together with a dry dock for boat storage.
Another suggestion that has been put forward is the construction of a promenade which would link Maó and Es Castell incorporating areas for leisure activities, shops and restaurants.
Inauguration of fuel depot
The new CLH fuel storage and distribution depot near the airport was officially inaugurated last Wednesday and was described by the company’s president, José Luis López de Silanes, as “one of the most modern” installations, “incorporating the most advanced technology in respect of safety and the environment”.
CLH has spent a total of 22 million euros on the new plant which can store sufficient fuel to supply the island for three months, some 28,920 cubic metres of diesel, petrol and kerosene. The twelve new tanks will be fed directly from the new unloading facility in the Naval Base in the port via a 5.3 kilometre pipeline, thus obviating the need for around 5,500 loaded fuel tankers to drive along the waterfront of Maó with potential danger to other motorists and the general public.
Work is due to start shortly on dismantling the CLH (Compañia Logística de Hidrocarburos) fuel depot at Cala Figuera and is expected to last until mid-2010. The project will be carried out in three phases.
The first stage, which will start in January, will consist of emptying of any fuel or residual substances from the storage containers. The tanks and pipes will then be degassed, a procedure which could take until March to complete.
The second phase, the dismantling of the buildings and metal structures, is expected to start in April and be completed around the end of May.
June should see the start of the final phase which will involve an in-depth survey of the subsoil to ensure that the area has been totally decontaminated. Once this has been confirmed CLH will hand the land over to Maó Council, sometime next summer, providing that everything goes to schedule.
The depot is expecting a few more fuel deliveries before finally closing down. Mid-January will see a second unloading trial in the new facility constructed at the Naval Base, the first having been carried out on 15th November, to check that the system is working correctly.
Once the Cala Figuera depot has been dismantled, Maó will gain an area of land, 7,000 square metres in size, in the harbour which has been earmarked in the Town Planning for a social use connected to the port and town. As yet no definite decision has been taken on the form that this will take although there is a possibility that a marina will be built together with a dry dock for boat storage.
Another suggestion that has been put forward is the construction of a promenade which would link Maó and Es Castell incorporating areas for leisure activities, shops and restaurants.
Inauguration of fuel depot
The new CLH fuel storage and distribution depot near the airport was officially inaugurated last Wednesday and was described by the company’s president, José Luis López de Silanes, as “one of the most modern” installations, “incorporating the most advanced technology in respect of safety and the environment”.
CLH has spent a total of 22 million euros on the new plant which can store sufficient fuel to supply the island for three months, some 28,920 cubic metres of diesel, petrol and kerosene. The twelve new tanks will be fed directly from the new unloading facility in the Naval Base in the port via a 5.3 kilometre pipeline, thus obviating the need for around 5,500 loaded fuel tankers to drive along the waterfront of Maó with potential danger to other motorists and the general public.
