The two-stage development proposal by Stuart Petroleum subsidiary Port Bonython Fuels will include eight fuel storage tanks, a fuel loading facility, a micro-refinery and a pipeline from the refinery to the Port Bonython jetty head.
Mr Holloway said that he has imposed 23 conditions on the development to ensure no environmental harm is caused and that appropriate management plans would be in place to govern the refinery’s construction and operation.
One of these conditions notes that the pipeline from the refinery to the jetty must be constructed above ground, “with the exception of the Port Bonython Road crossing and the section of pipeline between Port Bonython Road and the boundary of the subject land.”
The pipe work and ship loading arms must also be certified by qualified engineers prior to loading and unloading of the fuel.
Article continues below…Stuart Petroleum has said that once operational, the project will lead to a reduction in the volume of heavy traffic on roads leading to the Port Adelaide area, as well as delivering up to 1 billion litres of diesel annually to fuel growth and industry in northern South Australia.
Stuart Petroleum Managing Director Tino Guglielmo said “Stuart is presently negotiating with major industry participants who have expressed an interest in the project and Port Bonython Fuels may ultimately choose to share its 100 per cent equity with a business partner.”
