A JOURNEY TOWARDS SAFETY EXCELLENCE

Rejith Bhaskar, VP Operations at Raipur Terminals, discusses the terminal’s award win and its ambition to excel in safety. Indian Oiltanking (IOTL) is a joint venture company between Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Oiltanking (based in Hamburg, Germany). Raipur Terminal is India’s first common user terminal and was built between 2013 and 2014. It was later commissioned in September 2015. The terminal is in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This petroleum, oil and lubricants terminal has been designed for the receipt, storage, and distribution of petroleum products and is connected to the Paradip Ranchi Raipur Pipeline network. The terminal is also the winner of the Global Tank Storage Awards gold accolade in safety excellence. ‘Winning the award allowed us to reflect on our achievements, successes and the positives, which is something that we generally don’t make enough time for, as we are so focused on the present and future,’ says Bhaskar. INSIDE THE TERMINAL Raipur Terminal works with a total tank capacity of 211,102 m³ and was centrally designed to handle various aviation and non-aviation products, including high- speed diesel and ethanol. The products...