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UK-based Geos Group says that its Blyth fuel storage project is progressing steadily towards completion.

In its latest update on the project, Geos said: "The pump station and bund walls are being finished off, and the office is almost ready for staff to move in. The tanks themselves are being freshly painted in gleaming white - a team of painters are applying primer, undercoat and a layer of topcoat, using hand-rollers to ensure good coverage and a splash-free finish."

The storage tanks have been built at the Bates Terminal in Blyth. The 9.5-hectare terminal handles dry bulk cargoes such as coal, glass and stone.

Geos announced the completion of the base construction phase in January. For each base, 270 cubic metres of concrete was poured into a large circular steel frame built on a foundation of steel piles buried 10 metres deep in the ground. Building contractors Halls Construction then began working on the bund wall, access roads and other elements of the on-site infrastructure.

In February, the scaffolding went up and Isleburn Ltd. - a UK manufacturer of equipment for the energy industry - began building the tanks, which will have the capacity to store up to 5 million litres.

The Geos development project represents the first at the Blyth Estuary Enterprise Zone. It has been supported by Arch Corporate Holdings Ltd. - the Northumberland Development Company wholly owned by Northumberland County Council to promote the creation of jobs in the local area.

"The Port of Blyth is a growing offshore energy hub with excellent deep water facilities in a strategically well-positioned location," Geos said earlier this year.

Geos Group offers ship-to-ship transfers of MGO to ships in UK east coast ports.

Contact details for Geos Group have been provided below.

Telephone: +44 1491 845 474
Fax: +44 1491 845 501
Email: commercial@geosgroup.com
Website: www.geosgroup.com

Address:
Chiltern House Business Centre
45 Station Road
Henley-on-Thames RG9 1AT
United Kingdom