Dorian-Hit Bahamas Terminal Appears Okay

Dorian-Hit Bahamas Terminal Appears Okay
The Buckeye Bahamas Hub appears to have sustained no significant damage from Hurricane Dorian.

The largest petroleum products terminal in the Western Hemisphere appears to have sustained no significant damage from Hurricane Dorian, Buckeye Partners, L.P. reported Tuesday in reference to its Buckeye Bahamas Hub (BBH).

In a written statement emailed to Rigzone, Buckeye cautioned that its early conclusion about BBH’s condition following the catastrophic hurricane stems from “preliminary assessments, subject to physical verification.” The company added that it will conduct more conclusive “in-depth, on-the-ground inspections and assessments” of Dorian’s impact on BBH in the days to come.

“As the hurricane moves away from Grand Bahama Island, Buckeye’s first priority is accounting for the safety of all employees and their families,” Buckeye noted.

Located near Freeport on Grand Bahama Island, the 80-tank BBH boasts approximately 26.2 million barrels of storage capacity and eight berths, according to Buckeye’s website. The facility, which Buckeye notes is the leading hub in the Caribbean region, provides storage, blending and other services for crude oil, fuel oil, vacuum gas oil (VGO), diesel fuel and gasoline and other components.

The eye of Dorian, which made landfall in the Bahamas Sunday as a Category 5 storm, was located approximately 130 miles (210 kilometers) east-southeast of Jacksonville, Fla., at 10 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm, which had weakened to a strong Category 2, was moving north-northwestward at 8 miles per hour (13 kilometers per hour) and packing maximum sustained winds near 105 miles per hour (165 kilometers per hour), NHC reported.

“Consistent with its efforts when Hurricane Matthew struck in 2016, Buckeye intends to work with its business partners, local first responders and governmental authorities to bring needed supplies to the islands as soon as it is safe,” Buckeye stated. “The health and wellbeing of its local workforce, the communities where it operates and the Bahamian people are Buckeye’s top priority.”

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Jeffrey H Cromwell  |  September 09, 2019
Terrible as the damage is as the result of hurricane Dorian, this could very well happen on the Gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana, and worse. Remember what hurricane Katrina was and damage it did. St James Parish, Louisiana, between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, on the Mississippi River has many industrial sites available. Also far enough inland and safe from hurricane damage.


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