Leading testing and inspection service provider Intertek has opened a new petroleum laboratory in the Universal Terminal on Jurong Island, Singapore.

Universal Terminal is Asia"s largest commercial oil storage facility and is co-owned by Singapore Oil Trading Firm, Hin Leong and PetroChina.

The new Intertek laboratory provides quality testing and inspection services to customers of the large storage complex, complementing the expertise and laboratory testing capabilities provided by the nearby Intertek Singapore Technical Centre laboratory.

President for Intertek Oil, Chemical & Agri in Asia Pacific, Marc Hoffer, says: 'Singapore is a key petroleum hub for the region. Our new facility is a strategic investment for Intertek, increasing support available to key petroleum clients and supporting their business needs across the region.'

Occupying 8000 sq feet, the new Intertek Universal Laboratory provides comprehensive laboratory testing services to support Universal Terminal Tenant needs as well as Intertek regional customers. Intertek is the only third-party independent laboratory in the terminal.

Intertek provides support services such as fuel quantity and quality inspection, petroleum testing, bunker fuel testing to ISO 8217, bunker fuel quantity surveying, In-line Automatic Sampling, along with fuel oil and gasoline blending. Additional services include fuel and logistical consultancy, marine services, and storage tank calibration.

The new laboratory operates on a 24/7 basis and operates with a new state-of-the-art information management system (LIMS).

Intertek has the experience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its extensive network of laboratories and offices and more than 20,000 people in more than 110 countries around the world.

Its Oil, Chemical & Agri division provides testing, inspection and other services to the world's petroleum, chemical, mineral and agricultural industries, including laboratory analysis, cargo inspection, consulting and related expertise.

www.intertek-cb.com