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Russia’s Petersburg Oil Terminal has recorded a rise in throughput of 100,000 tonnes year-on-year according to data released for January - April 2009.

During the first four months of this year, the terminal handled a total of 3.7 million tonnes of oil products compared to 3.6 million tonnes over the same period in 2008, representing an increase of 2.7 percent.

The volume of dark products handled between January and April totalled 2.6 million tonnes versus 2.5 million tonnes the previous year. This 100,000-tonne rise represents a 4 percent increase in volume.

In April 2009 Petersburg Oil Terminal handled 1.011 million tonness of oil products, a rise of 108,000 tonnes, or 12 percent, compared with same month last year. The figure includes 722,000 tonnes of dirty oil products, which increased by 14 percent year-on-year.

The facility operates the largest Russian terminal for oil products in the Baltic Sea region. It provides the services of transshipment and storage of oil products for export, as well as bunkering.

In addition, the company conducts quality analysis of oil products, and accepts and treats slops discharged from vessels calling at the Port of St. Petersburg.

Last year, the terminal transshipped 11.8 million tonnes of oil products. The figure was 300,000 tonnes higher than in 2007 and included 8.4 million tonnes of dirty oil products.