Basrah (Al Basrah)
Crude export port · Iraq
- UN/LOCODE
- IQBSR
- Position
- 30.52° N, 47.83° E
- Largest tanker
- 350,000 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file
Sea distances to trading hubs
| Hub | Nautical miles | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 6,747 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal |
| Houston | 10,140 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal |
| Santos | 8,724 | Strait of Hormuz, Cape of Good Hope |
| Fujairah | 697 | Strait of Hormuz |
| Singapore (Pulau Bukom) | 3,972 | Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz |
| Ningbo | 6,078 | Strait of Malacca, Strait of Hormuz |
Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.
Terminals and berths
Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT, Mina al-Bakr)
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max deadweight | 350,000 t | berths and SPMs ('up to 350,000 DWT (ULCC)') | B |
| Max sailing draught | 21 m | B | |
| Berths | 4 berths | B | |
| Loading rate | 800000-900000 bbl/d | design rate per berth | B |
| Max length | 370 m | D | |
| Min deadweight | 90,000 t | Platform B Berth 3 | D |
| Min deadweight | 35,000 t | D | |
| Loading rate | 80000-85000 bbl/h | reported practical total output; only 2 vessels load at a time | D |
| Note | 3 SPMs added 2012, each rated ~800 kb/d design (other reports 850-900 kb/d); 2 more SPMs planned (later reports mention SPM 4/5); ABOT platforms ~3 mb/d with all four berths | Basrah SPMs (offshore Al Faw) | D |
Sources: ExxonMobil crude trading page 'basrah-heavy' (Wayback snapshot 20230128034025; live page now removed); Shipnext port directory - General Description / Port Restrictions; Wikipedia - Al Basrah Oil Terminal (search extract)