CRC Oil Storage Depot
CRC Oil Storage Depot was an oil terminal in Hong Kong owned by China Resources Petroleum Company Limited (CRC). The oil storage depot was located on Nga Ying Chau, a former island off Tsing Yi.[1]
Esso Standard Oil (HK) Limited owned the depot.[2] Esso gave Gammon a £222,000 contract to do excavation for its oil storage facility. The project consisted of reclaiming a seven-acre site. Around February 1965, Gammon started the reclamation project.[3] Esso also gave Gammon (Hongkong) Ltd a £172,000 contract to build the docking infrastructure to support the oil terminal. By October 1965, two-thirds of the work had been done.[2]
The depot was 39,000 m2 (0.015 sq mi) in 1987 and had the ability to hold 21,000 m3 (740,000 cu ft) of oil and associated materials.[4] The site had 23 oil tankers in 1990.[5]
The site is now occupied by the Villa Esplanada private housing estate.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Leung, Kai Chi (2022-03-29). "尋找青衣牙鷹洲油庫原址" [Searching for the Original Site of the Tsing Yi Nga Ying Chau Oil Depot]. Hong Kong Inmedia (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
- ^ a b "New Berthing Facilities". South China Morning Post. 1965-10-25. p. 8. ProQuest 1507358337.
- ^ "Oil Tank Farm on Island off Tsun Wan". South China Morning Post. 1965-03-19. p. 6. ProQuest 1507180399.
- ^ Sin, Olivia (1987-06-26). "CRC plans to shift controversial depot". South China Morning Post. p. 35. ProQuest 1538243594.
- ^ "Residents threaten action on oil depots". South China Morning Post. 1990-05-07. p. 3. ProQuest 1540610527.
- ^ Wong, Ulysses (1997-06-02). "Tsing Yi Estate Likely to Draw Strong Response". The Asian Wall Street Journal. p. 9. ProQuest 315617089.
External links
[edit]- Texaco Oil Depot [1936-1988]. Contains a list of former oil depots in Hong Kong.
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