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Saybolt (M) Sdn Bhd has won a
four-year contract to supply a
laboratory; inspection and testing
services for Chevron Texaco FAMM for
its new FAMM Indah Bunkering
Terminal in Port Klang.
Its general manager, Eric Smith said
the company has invested close to
RM2 million setting-up an on-site
laboratory to handle various
inspections of petroleum products.
The laboratory is equipped to meet
the exacting safety standards of
Chevron Texaco and is well equipped
with smoke/heat detectors, fire
fighting equipment, drench shower
and eye baths, efficient air/fume
extractors and flame proof chemical
storage.
Saybolt started operation at FAMM
Indah Bunker Terminal with MT
Spirit, a tanker which discharged
the first shipment of 61,000 MT of
fuel oil for FAMM on October 25,
this year.
Eric said the petroleum lab manned
by four chemists poised to deliver
efficient and quality service
without sacrificing on the accuracy
of the inspection results and
analysis reports.
"We will be running full-fledged 24
hours operation when FAMM Indah
Bunkering Terminal increases it
blending operation early next year,"
said Eric..
The core activities of Saybolt
include loading/discharge inspection
of various type of petroleum
products, laboratory services,
marine inspection-draft survey,
cargo and marine insurance survey
and calibration of storage tanks.
"I am proud to say that Saybolt is
the only company with complete range
of independent laboratory service at
this time. We are in the position to
provide wide range of inspection and
testing service to petroleum and
petrochemical industrial users," he
added.
The company serves Chevron Texaco,
Exxon Mobil, Caltex, BP,
ConocoPhillips, Petronas, Shell and
also various oil traders and
distributors.
Saybolt's new facility within the
FAMM Indah Bunkering Terminal is the
company's third laboratory in Port
Klang.
The first facility is at the
Fimachem Terminal at Northport
(Malaysia) Bhd and also operates a
chemical laboratory in Stolthaven
Terminal at Westport.
Saybolt has also operates a facility
in Kuantan Port for the
petrochemical shippers in the
Eastern Corridor.
"Our facility is based at the
Dovechem Terminal, the biggest
common tank farm in Kuantan Port
serving shippers in the East Coast,"
said Eric.
Besides that Saybolt has offices in
Penang, Kerteh, Melaka, Pasir Gudang,
Bintulu, Sandakan with 75 personnel
throughout Malaysia.
The company's local operation is
supported by an international
network of offices in well above 200
location worldwide. |
