The Odebrecht group company will start work on the largest oil and gas storage terminal in Angola this September
OEC, a company that operates in the field of engineering and construction of the Odebrecht group, announced yesterday (02/09) that it will build the largest storage terminal in Angola. The good news came after the company won the international public tender promoted by Sonangol in January this year, which included the construction of an oil refinery in Cabinda province, Angola, valued at over US$900 million.
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According to a statement from the OEC company, part of the Odebrecht group, the contract with Angola's state-owned oil company for the construction of the Barra do Dande Ocean Terminal, located about 60 kilometers north of the capital Luanda, was signed last Wednesday (1 /9).
Capacity of the largest oil and gas storage terminal in Angola
The Odebrecht Group will be responsible for the completion works on the Refined Products Storage Park and the construction of a dock for mooring ships, infrastructure considered essential for expanding the country's capacity for importing, exporting and storing oil products.
According to the company, this will be the largest storage terminal in Angola and will have an area equivalent to 22 soccer fields, a structuring project for the country's economy due to the need to ensure the maintenance of its strategic reserves of 580 cubic meters of liquid fuels (gasoline and diesel oil) and 102 cubic meters of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), enabling an increase in the trade balance.
Construction works will generate more than 3.000 jobs
Construction work on the largest oil and gas storage terminal in Angola will begin this September, and promises to generate around 3.500 direct jobs.
For Marcus Azeredo, OEC's Managing Director for Africa, this type of project is a specialization of the company, which gives it greater competitiveness. “Eight large companies with global operations participated in the bidding process, which started in January. Fortunately, we were able to offer the engineering project chosen by the customer”, he explains.
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History of the Odebrecht Group in the country
OEC, part of the Odebrecht Group, has been operating in Angola since 1984. The construction company's first project in the country was the Capanda hydroelectric plant, capable of generating 520 MW of energy. Since then, it has been contributing to local development by carrying out relevant works and investments, such as the Laúca Hydroelectric Use, an undertaking that is in the process of being completed, including works on housing units, expressways, gas pipelines, in addition to the refinery. Cabinda, whose contract for preliminary works was recently signed.
