Joint Industry Fuel Farm's $3om expansion ready for take-off

Dubai: The Joint Industry Fuel Farm (JIFF) has completed a $30 million expansion to meet the growing fuel demand at Dubai International Airport.

Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and Group, yesterday inaugurated the new extension of JIFF, the equally-owned consortium of Air BP, Chevron, Emojet, Enoc and Shell Aviation.

Husain Sultan, Group Chief Executive of Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), said the expansion was a major achievement by the jet fuel concessionaires at one of the world's busiest airports that was growing by 20 per cent a year.

"The expansion project marks a new milestone for the airport as it will ensure that sufficient fuel is available 24 hours a day for the 110 airlines operating to and from Dubai International Airport," Sultan added.

The expansion project, carried out by the Department of Civil Aviation for fuel suppliers operating at the airport, involved building four additional fuel storage tanks of 70,000 barrels each, bringing the total storage capacity to 440,000 barrels.

It involved construction of associated piping, additional firefighting facilities, implementation of control and instrumentation mechanisms and an increase in the number of hydrant pumps from eight to 20.