On average, the port handled about 1.2 MMb/d of imported oil in 2005. LOOP is connected to over 50% of the US refinery capacity and has offloaded over 7 Bbbl of imported crude oil since its inception. In addition, LOOP has an above-ground tank farm consisting of six 600-Mbbl tanks. Future production from Thunder Horse is dedicated to the facility as well. Currently, oil from the Mars pipeline system is stored in LOOP’s caverns. The SPR reserve storage is expected to increase to 1 Bbbl.Īt Clovelly, oil is stored in eight underground salt caverns with a total capacity of approximately 50 MMbbl. LOOP’s storage facility is one of many sites being considered by the US government as a future location for up to 130 MMbbl of additional capacity for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LOOP, providing 1.1M barrels of crude/day. It provides interim storage for crude oil before it is delivered through four connecting pipelines to refineries on the Gulf Coast and in the Midwest.
The onshore oil storage facility at Clovelly, 25 mi inland, is connected to the port complex by a 48-in pipeline. The offloaded crude oil moves to the facility’s marine terminal through a 56-in pipeline, where it is measured, sampled, and boosted to shore. Click here to enlarge imageĪccording to LOOP, this facility is the only one of its kind in the US that can handle offloading from the world’s largest oil tanker directly, without the need of lightering.
(Below) Aerial photo of the Clovelly dome storage terminal in Fourchon. (Above) LOOP's marine terminal is situated 18 mi south of Grand Isle in approximately 110 ft of water.
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In addition, the SPM’s hoses can rotate a full 360°, allowing the tanker to maintain a heading of least resistance to wind and waves. Each buoy, measuring 21 ft in diameter and 46 ft high, is designed to accommodate ships up to 700,000 dwt. Tankers hook up to one of the SPMs for offloading through a floating hose. The SPMs are anchored to the seabed in about 115 ft of water, approximately 8,000 ft from the port’s marine terminal and 20 mi offshore.
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