Location and Size
JRC is situated 150m below the ground and 130m beneath the Banyan Basin on Jurong Island. This underground cavern can store up to 1.47 million cubic meters of liquid hydrocarbons such as crude oil and condensate.
Purpose and Benefits
The use of underground space for storage not only enhances the security of the products in storage but also saves approximately 60 hectares of land above ground, which can be used for higher value-added activities such as petrochemical manufacturing. As a commercial underground storage facility, JRC will complement and enhance the existing network of integrated infrastructure developed by JTC on the Island, and further reinforce Singapore’s position as a leading global energy and chemicals hub.
Development and Expansion
The rock caverns were officially opened on September 2, 2014, by the third Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong². The first phase includes five 340m long, 20m wide, and 27m high caverns with nine storage galleries providing 1,470,000 cubic meters of storage, and 8 km of tunnels costing SGD 950 million. The second phase with a capacity of 1.3 million cubic meters, doubles this capacity to 2.8 million cubic meters.
With these remarkable features, Jurong Rock Caverns not only addresses the problem of land scarcity amidst the growing demand for oil storage in Singapore but also contributes to the economic and industrial development of the country.
