EPPCO Aviation

EPPCO Aviation (EA), a division of EPPCO Projects LLC which was formed between Emirates National Oil Company (51% shareholding) and Chevron Asia Pacific Holding ltd (49% Shareholding), is engaged in the supply and distribution of Aviation Turbine Fuel (JetA-1) at various airports in Dubai & the Northern Emirates. It offers comprehensive safe fuelling storage, supplies and fuelling and defueling of aviation fuel for all types of aircrafts.

It has operations at 4 international airports in the UAE (Dubai International Airport, Al Maktoum International Airport, Fujairah International Airport & Sharjah International Airport) and 1 Air Base at Minhad, Dubai.

EPPCO Aviation is a major player at Dubai International Airport (the largest fuel thruput airport in the world) with a market share of over 53%, with Shell, BP and Emarat sharing the rest. It handles over 340 fuelings and fuel volumes exceeding 14,000 cubic meters every day. It also currently operates the sole Jet Fuel Storage facility (called the Joint Industry Fuel Farm or JIFF) and the airport fuel hydrant as part of the consortium, with management changing by rotation every 2 years, EA normally handling 6 years (2 years each for Chevron and ENOC, with an additional 2 years on behalf of Emarat).

EA also owns and maintains a Jet Fuel supply pipeline between Jebel Ali and JIFF called the Snake Pipeline. It also provides maintenance services to the ENOC owned Jet Supply pipeline to Jebel Ali Airport and Dubai Airport (2 branches of a line starting from a supply terminal in Jebel Ali). EA systematically monitors its quality through customer feedback, individual self-assessment, regular management reviews, and an annual quality assessment by Chevron Aviation. We constantly hone our processes, maintaining our commitment to the ongoing improvement in operations and services.