COMPANYFACILITIESSAFETYCAREERSPARTNERSPRESSCONTACT US Tanker pier Tank farm Long-range pipelines Pumping stations Remote control center Caverns FACILITIES Fully equipped NWO’s decision from 1956 to choose Wilhelmshaven as a suitable site was based on the naturally formed shipping channel that the Jade Bay affords and the extremely convenient seaway it provides leading to the harbour town from the open sea. Since the facilities that had been planned were to include an extensive harbour area fully equipped with a tanker pier, the natural features were a sound argument in favour of selecting this location. Its relatively short distance from the German Bight of 25 NM (46 km) coupled with its wide and deep seaway offered optimum conditions for an oil harbour here. This harbour has always continued in private ownership from its inception to this day and this is something of a unique selling point, because there are only a very few harbours in Germany that are not under the ownership of a federal state. Between 1958 and 1974 the original navigable depth of 13.6 metres was increased, having been excavated to a new depth of 22.3 metres. The costs of deepening the Jade Bay were borne by the German state, together with the local governments of Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia and also by NWO itself. This increase in depth meant that even the increasingly very large crude carriers that had been built were now ensured a safe and unhindered passage as they came in to the oil harbour to deliver to NWO their cargoes of crude oil. When a tanker docks, NWO’s actual work can begin: this is to transfer the crude oil safely and efficiently to the refineries that are to receive it, onward to further storage tanks or cavern facilities, and all this is achieved by means of the machinery we have here to operate the tanker pier, the storage tanks, and the pipelines. To fulfil this task NWO sets itself the very highest standards and is extremely well equipped with modern, state-of-the-art technology as a means of maintaining such high quality of service. Company Shareholders Facts and figures Third-Party Business Pipeline information Facilities Tanker pier Tank farm Long-range pipelines Pumping stations Remote control center Caverns Safety Plant and process safety Safety and health protection Harbour safety Environmental protection Careers Job vacancies / Training Press Latest news Photography Contact partners Contact Find us Website credits Privacy Policy © Nord-West Oelleitung GmbH | Contact us We use cookies on our website. Some of them are essential for the operation of the site, while others help us to improve this site and the user experience (tracking cookies). You can decide for yourself whether you want to allow cookies or not. Please note that if you reject them, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the site. Ok More information