Tuapse Oil Terminal is an oil import-export terminal located offshore the Port of Tuapse in

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. It is one of the biggest oil terminals of the

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that serves as a hub for crude oil deliveries to places beyond. The terminal which started operations in 2005 belongs to the

n oil giant

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. The overall capacity of the import-export terminal is approximately of oil but capacity will be increased to by 2015. Tanker loading capacity is suitable for Aframax tankers up to . The terminal serves as a supplier for the nearby Tuapse Refinery also owned by Rosneft. The construction of the terminal started in 2003 and was completed by 2005 at a cost of US$120 million.

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