Islamabad : The Balochistan Environmental Protection Agen cy (BEPA) visited Byco’s Single Point Mooring and Zero Point today and advised Byco to resume sea fuelling operations with immediate effect today subsequent to its thorough investigation. This came in the aftermath of establishing absolutely no leakage or loss of containment from any of Byco’s facilities, including the Single Point Mooring and associated pipeline. Byco has been fully cooperating with the authorities in their investigation and lending support to the cleanup operation of the beaches and coastline affected by the recent oil spill. Byco has continued its refining operations uninterruptedly.
“Byco is fully compliant with all relevant national and international safety standards and protocols and its facilities regularly undergo safety inspections by relevant authorities. There has been no leakage or loss of containment at any of Byco’s facilities.” said Shehryar Ahmad, GM & Head of Communications, Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited.
About Byco: Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited (BPPL) is one of Pakistan’s leading energy firms, engaged in the businesses of oil refining, petroleum marketing, and petroleum logistics. Byco’s mission is to meet the nation’s energy needs in Pakistan and beyond.
The Company manufactures a wide range of petroleum products with a vision to achieve sustainable productivity and profitability while upholding high environmental, health and safety standards.
Byco is Pakistan’s largest oil refiner by design capacity, and is the nation’s only firm having a dedicated Single Point Mooring (SPM). Byco’s SPM is the only floating liquid port in the country, and the company employs a round-the-clock crew dedicated for the safety and security of the buoy and vessels in and around the SPM’s anchorage area. The SPM is Pakistan’s only terminal having a Tier 3 oil spill response membership.
Byco refines crude oil into various marketable components including Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Light Naphtha, Heavy Naphtha, High Octane Blending Component, Motor Gasoline, Kerosene, Jet Fuels, High Speed Diesel and Furnace Oil. Byco is proud to have the largest capacity crude oil storage tanks in the country. Byco’s marketing network supports retail outlets in more than 80 cities all over Pakistan and is an emerging player in Pakistan’s oil marketing sector. Byco’s diverse and highly skilled workforce consists of approximately 800 dedicated employees across the firm’s divisions.
