Port of Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (Loop)
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Port Location
About Port of Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (Loop)
This deep-water port is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 29 kilometers off the coast of Louisiana. It provides tanker offloading and temporary storage for crude oil, handling 13 percent of the nation's foreign oil. Vessels are typically very large tankers, too big for inland U.S. ports.
Background
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is a deepwater port in the Gulf of Mexico 29 kilometers off the coast of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon. LOOP provides tanker offloading and temporary storage services for crude oil transported on some of the largest tankers in the world. Most tankers offloading at LOOP are too large for U.S. inland ports. LOOP handles 13 percent of the nation's foreign oil, about 1.2 million barrels (190,000 m3) a day, and connects by pipeline to 50 percent of the U.S. refining capability.Current Conditions
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Vessel Limits
- Channel Depth
- 23ft
Operations & Services
- Port of Entry
- Yes
- Pilotage Compulsory
- Yes
- Tug Assistance
- Yes
- Drydock
- U
- Repair Code
- C
References & Identifiers
- WPI No.
- 8980 →
- Wikidata
- Q15242994 →
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
Identification
- UN/LOCODE
- USLO8
- Country
- 🇺🇸USA
- Time Zone
- UTC-5
Classification
- Type
- Port
- Harbor Type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Fair
Region
- Subdivision
- US-LA
- Body of Water
- Gulf of Mexico
- Latitude
- 28.8833°
- Longitude
- -90.0167°
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