Karachi: The International Maritime Organization (IMO)has certified Byco’s Oill Spill Response (OSR) team for achieving Level II & III professional training and certification.
Byco is the only Pakistani oil company having a dedicated Oil Spill Response team capable of managing oil spills, whose members are IMO certified.
Mr. Azfar Saeed Baig, Vice President, Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited, recognizing the achievement, commented: “This achievement reflects Byco’s commitment to safety, strengthens our position as Pakistan’s only oil refinery that is fully equipped to effectively handle oil spills.
We aim to create a Centre of Excellence for professional training and development among our workforce.”
Innovation is part of Byco’s DNA, being the nation’s only firm establishing its own dedicated Single Point Mooring (SPM), a floating liquid port 15 km in the deep sea off the coast of Balochistan. Byco’s SPM has been operating safely since 2012, having imported almost 15 million tons of crude oil to date without any oil spill incident.
The SPM operates throughout the severe monsoon seasons, which was previously considered impossible for the area.
Byco’s SPM employs a highly trained crew around the clock, with extensive and diverse experience in the Marine sector and well-versed in Oil Spill Response. Byco is the only oil company in Pakistan having Tier-I Oil Spill Response capability in-house.
Through standby arrangements respectively with the Pakistan Navy and OSRL (the world’s leading Oil Spill Response Company) Byco can manage a Tier-II and Tier-III oil spills as well.
About Byco: Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited (BPPL) is one of Pakistan’s leading energy firms, engaged in the businesses of oil refining, petroleum marketing, and petroleum logistics. Byco’s mission is to meet the nation’s energy.
The Company manufactures a wide range of petroleum products with a vision to achieve sustainable productivity and profitability while upholding high environmental, health and safety standards.
Byco is Pakistan’s largest oil refiner by design capacity, and is the nation’s only firm having a dedicated Single Point Mooring (SPM).
Byco’s SPM is the only floating liquid port in the country, and the company employs a round-the-clock crew dedicated for the safety and security of the buoy and vessels in and around the SPM’s anchorage area. The SPM is Pakistan’s only terminal having a Tier 3 oil spill response membership.
Byco refines crude oil into various marketable components including Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Light Naphtha, Heavy Naphtha, High Octane Blending Component, Motor Gasoline, Kerosene, Jet Fuels, High Speed Diesel and Furnace Oil.
Byco is proud to have the largest capacity crude oil storage tanks in the country. Byco’s marketing network supports retail outlets in more than 80 cities all over Pakistan and is an emerging player in Pakistan’s oil marketing sector.
Byco’s diverse and highly skilled workforce consists of approximately 900 dedicated employees across the firm’s divisions.
