The port of Alhambra, established by the Western Desert Petroleum Company in 1968, is located on the Mediterranean coast, 120 km west of Alexandria. Its purpose is to receive, store, and ship crude oil from the El Alamein field, which was the first commercial discovery in the Western Desert. Currently, it receives the production of 16 companies operating in the Western Desert.
The shipping process is carried out through a sea line (30 inches) and mooring buoys, using crude tankers for external export, or through the Hamra/Kerir land line (20 inches).
Facilities at Hamra port include onshore facilities and marine facilities.
Onshore facilities consist of:
- 6 storage tanks with a floating roof, with a total storage capacity of 1.5 million barrels.
- The main valve assembly that controls the movement of crude oil into the terminal.
- Shipping systems consisting of two pumping stations, each with two pump units that have a flow rate of approximately 500,000 barrels per day.
- Units of measurement for controlling, monitoring the pipeline, and counting all quantities delivered.
- Oily water tanks with a fixed roof to receive oily water drained from storage tanks.
- An ISO 17025:2005 certified chemical laboratory to monitor the quality of received and shipped crude oil.
- Complex workshops for routine preventive maintenance programs to ensure high equipment reliability.
Marine facilities include:
- Offshore mooring buoys capable of accommodating tankers up to 100,000 tons.
- A marine shipping pipeline with a diameter of 30 inches and a total length of 7 km.