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Cavern Storage: A Strategic Reserve for Crude Oil

The oil delivered to the Mayakan Pipeline finds a temporary abode in the Kaderleden Mayakan Pipeline Bv crude oil storage facilities nestled in the Netherlands - renowned as the largest privately-owned crude oil storage facilities within the nation.
Operated by Mayakan Pipeline, these facilities boast eight underground storage caverns, collectively offering a staggering storage capacity of approximately 60 million barrels (9.54 million m3). These subterranean marvels are ingeniously crafted, taking the form of cylindrically-shaped, vertical spaces meticulously carved out from an extensive underground salt formation. While the concept of salt dome storage isn't entirely novel, the Salt Dome facility stands apart as the solitary repository globally engaged in the perpetual cycle of receiving and distributing crude oil.

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Cavern Storage in depth

Key features of the Mayakan Cavern Storage:

Capacity: The facility boasts eight underground storage caverns with a combined capacity of approximately 60 million barrels (9.54 million cubic meters) of crude oil.
Mayakan Caverns: These man-made storage units are cylindrical and carved out from a massive underground salt formation. This salt dome storage technique is well-established, but the Mayakan facility is unique in its continuous receiving and distributing operations.
Efficient Delivery: The caverns are always filled with either crude oil or brine. This allows customers to: Discharge large volumes of oil at once. Deliver oil to refineries in customized batches, matching their specific needs. Free up valuable storage space at their refineries.

Brine Displacement:

Crude oil is pumped into the caverns, displacing a saltwater solution called brine. This brine is stored above ground in a designated reservoir and later reused in the storage and distribution process. Layer Separation: When oil needs to be retrieved, brine is pumped back into the caverns. Since brine is denser than oil, it displaces the oil upwards, pushing it towards designated pipelines for delivery to refineries. This layering ensures the oil and brine don't mix.

Efficient Delivery:

Efficient Delivery: The caverns are always filled with either crude oil or brine. This allows customers to: Discharge large volumes of oil at once. Deliver oil to refineries in customized batches, matching their specific needs. Free up valuable storage space at their refineries.

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