Attached to over 50% of United States refining capacity
David Paganie, Senior Editor
Attached to over 50% of United States refining ability
T he Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is America’s first and only deepwater oil port.
The slot center is situated in the GoM during the base of Port Fourchon, 18 mi south of Grand Isle, La., in 110 ft of water. LOOP could be the only slot in the united states with the capacity of offloading deep-draft tankers referred to as ultra big crude companies (ULCC) and extremely big crude companies (VLCC), some needing 85 ft of draft approval.
The slot is composed of three single-point mooring (SPM) buoys used for offloading crude tankers and a marine terminal comprising a two-level pumping platform and a control platform that is three-level.
The SPMs are anchored towards the seabed in about 115 ft of water, roughly 8,000 ft through the marine that is port’s and 20 mi overseas. Tankers connect to at least one associated with the SPMs for offloading through a hose that is floating. Each buoy, calculating 21 ft in diameter and 46 ft high, was designed to accommodate ships as much as 700,000 dwt. In addition, the SPM’s hoses can turn the full 360°, permitting the tanker to maintain a heading of minimum opposition to breeze and waves.
Based on LOOP, this center may be the only 1 of their type in america that may manage offloading through the world’s oil tanker that is largest straight, without the necessity of lightering. LOOP averages about one offload a day.
The offloaded oil that is crude to your facility’s marine terminal through a 56-in pipeline, where it’s calculated, sampled, and boosted to shore.
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