Apart from technological works, civil construction included living accommodations for 550 people, cafeteria, movie theater, soccer field, etc.

[2][3] The terminal expansion contract was awarded to Tekfen-Azfen joint venture[4] which employed nearly 4,000 employees for the project, 75% of which were Azerbaijani citizens.

The three new crude oil storage tanks added during the STEP have a capacity of 880 thousand barrels (140×10^3 m3) each.

[7] The terminal is operated by a BP led consortium and is one of the largest oil and gas facilities in the world.

[9] Sangachal Terminal was mentioned in the United States diplomatic cables leak as one of US "critical foreign dependencies".