This site receives oil from tankers calling at the port of Eilat. The overall storage capacity is 160,000 cu.m.
There is an additional storage facility at this site for gasoline and middle distillates. From this site the crude oil is pumped to the main tankfarm at Ramat-Yotam.
The Ramat -Yotam Tankfarm
This site consists of 16 storage tanks with a total storage capacity of 1.2 million cu.m.
Ashkelon Oil Terminal:
This Mediterranean Sea terminal consists of 22 storage tanks with a storage capacity of 1.5 million cu.m. The terminal is fed both by the 42" line from Ramat-Yotam and by tankers discharging at the Ashkelon oil port. From the terminal the oil is either pumped to the refineries or loaded onto outbound tankers.
The terminal has ballast water tanks and separators which treat water drained from the system.
The terminal can handle several grades of oil. EAPC is now constructing an additional 500,000 cubic meters storage capacity for crude oil.
Eilat Oil Terminal:
