$30m expansion of JIFF at Dubai airport completed

The JIFF, a consortium of oil companies comprising Air BP, Chevron, Emojet, ENOC and Shell Aviation, undertook the project to meet the growing fuel demands at the airport.

Constructed by the Department of Civil Aviation on behalf of the oil companies operating at the airport, the JIFF expansion will serve the jet fuel needs of over 110 airlines and other general aviators at the airport. Air BP will handle management of the facility. The original facility was constructed in 1998.

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Another fuel farm, to be built in phases, is also underway at Jebel Ali. The contracts have been awarded and the first phase, which will be built for Dhs190 million, will be completed in 2008.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the expanded facility at Dubai International Airport, ENOC group chief executive and board member, Hussain Sultan, said: "JIFF is working together to ensure the fuel needs [of the airlines] are met," adding: "We also want to meet the fuel needs at Dubai World Central [at Jebel Ali] are met." Dubai International Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the world, with annual growth of 20 per cent year on year.

The expansion project means that sufficient fuel will be available for airlines 24 hours a day, said Sultan. It required an additional four fuel storage tanks of 70,000 barrels (bbls) each, bringing the total storage to 440,000 bbls. The expansion also included constructing associated piping, additional fire fighting facilities, implementing control and instrumentation mechanisms and increasing the number of hydrant pumps from eight to 20. "This will ensure refuelling happens in an efficient way," he said.

Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Department of Dubai Civil Aviation, and Chairman of Emirates Group, attended the inauguration.