Projects - Melones Terminal

TARSCO was retained to design and construct a state-of-the art fuel storage terminal on Melones Island, located approximately five miles west of Panama City, Panama near the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal.  The new fuel storage terminal will service the increasing needs of the shipping industry in the region.  The remote location of the project and the harsh marine environment presented unique challenges that showcase the advantage of a single source solution for storage terminal facilities that the TF Warren Group offers.

The scope of work includes providing two million barrels of product storage, site civil work, foundations, piping, pumps, electrical, instrumentation, spill containment, and fire protection for the terminal.  In addition to traditional terminal facilities, the scope of work also includes living quarters, mess hall, sewage plant, potable water cistern, and power house which allow the island to be entirely self-sufficient.

The terminal design enables the operator to manage operations from the control room.  The system accommodates transfer of product to or from four separate barges and to or from four individual tanks simultaneously without cross-contamination.  The system also allows transfer of product from one tank to another, recirculation within a tank, and in-line product blending.

TF Warren Group-owned vessels transported materials directly to Melones Island.  TARSCO utilized the REDIPLATE™ process, developed by the TF Warren Company Blastech, to protect the steel during ocean transit, improve field construction schedules, and to reduce cost. TARSCO’s experienced project team is employing state-of-the-art erection, welding, and inspection processes and equipment to construct this challenging project safely, on-time, and with high quality.