terminal export and marine
The Terminal regards itself as the "Hub of CABGOC Production Operations".All Block 0 crude flows to the terminal for final treatment in the Lago, Lucula, Takula (TOT) and B&C treating facilities. These facilities separate the Basic Sediment & Water(BS&W) content from the full production stream for Malongo production and the production streams for B&C and Takula. Once these production streams have been processed in the treating facilities, the oil is sent to terminal 11's crude storage tanks.
These storage tanks have a capacity of ~approximately 4,570,000 bbls. Any remaining water in the crude oil settles out while in storage prior to export. All Block 0 oil is exported through one of the two loading buoys located either seven or eleven miles offshore.
The export lifting schedule is prepared by terminal personnel who assign lifting laycans to one of the association partners based on equity inventory in the storage tanks.
The partners are then responsible for selling the oil to a third party buyer, who then schedules a vessel to lift the crude oil on the scheduled laycan dates. The vessels supplied for these liftings can hold either 950,000 bbls or 1,900,000 bbls minimum. Each lifting requires the preparation of a large amount of paperwork including the Bill of Lading. The Bill of Lading for a crude lifting is similar to a purchase receipt that one might receive in a store.Malongo Terminal personnel also schedule and document all Block 14 liftings.
The Malongo Terminal also has a downstream component in it topping plant #3. This facility produces jet fuel and diesel for use within the concession. Excess diesel, all kerosene and all LPG produced during normal operations is sent to Sonangol's Futila Terminal for use in Cabinda or other Angolan markets. Occasionally, the diesel is exported to international markets by Sonangol.