History


1979
1980
1982
Establishment of COVA

  • Oiltanking opens strategic storage (COVA) in the Netherlands.
New terminal in Karlsruhe

  • Oiltanking constructs a new terminal for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Karlsruhe.
First crude-oil landing

  • First landing of crude via a 100-km, 20-inch pipeline from the Dutch continental shelf to Oiltanking Amsterdam. The crude is treated at the Oiltanking facility to reduce the RVP (water and salt content).