US official tour Sangachal terminal

Baku, March 11 (AzerTAc). US President`s science envoy Dr. Alice Gast visited the Sangachal Terminal, one of the world`s largest integrated oil and gas processing terminals, during her visit to Azerbaijan on Thursday.
Her tour began from the Caspian Energy Center which was established to increase youth interest in oil-gas sector. Every day excursions are organized for pupils to familiarize themselves with the history of oil production and oil-gas industry.
The guest was informed on the history of oil and gas production in Azerbaijan, the main role of oil sector in the country`s economy, oil pipelines, oil and gas fields of the Caspian sea, progress achieved in the terminal and crude oil examples. The terminal houses a number of facilities including 3 crude oil storage tanks with 880,000 barrels capacity each. Sangachal terminal also hosts head pump station and the control room. Located 45km south of Baku in the Garadag district, the Sangachal Terminal is a vital link in Azerbaijan`s oil and gas industry.
She was given a bus tour of the terminal to get information about technological processes in the terminal.