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Forcados

Crude export port · Nigeria

UN/LOCODE: NGFOR
Position: 5.17° N, 5.18° E
Largest tanker: 320,000 t deadweight, the highest berth limit on file

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Sea distances to trading hubs

Hub	Nautical miles	Via
Rotterdam	4,340	open sea
Houston	6,215	open sea
Santos	3,854	open sea
Fujairah	7,421	Cape of Good Hope
Singapore (Pulau Bukom)	8,367	Cape of Good Hope, Sunda Strait
Ningbo	10,305	Cape of Good Hope, Sunda Strait

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

Forcados Oil Terminal (WPI 46161, NGFOR)

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Depth	23.2 m	oil terminal depth = WPI top bin (>=23.2 m)	D

Sources: NGA World Port Index Pub 150 (UpdatedPub150.csv, downloaded 2026-10-14 via MSI API)

Forcados Oil Terminal

Limit	Value	Applies to	Data quality
Min deadweight	45,000 t		D
Max deadweight	320,000 t	design range 45,000-320,000 DWT at SBMs	D
Max deadweight	150,000 t	'restriction of 150,000DWT is in place until further notice' (date unknown)	D
Max sailing draught	19.8 m	'max draught allowed is 19.8m'	D
Note	22 km submerged pipeline from shore to SBMs via production platform; anchorage 3.2 km SW of platform		D
Max deadweight	320,000 t	SBMs · design range 45,000-320,000 DWT; a 150,000 DWT restriction 'in place until further notice' (date unknown)	D
Min deadweight	45,000 t	SBMs	D
Max sailing draught	19.8 m	SBMs	D
Note	served by 22 km submarine pipeline from shore via production platform; ~140 vessels/yr; restriction 150,000 DWT until further notice	SBMs	D

Sources: ShipNext port profile - Forcados Oil Terminal (NGFOR); Shipnext port directory - General Description / Port Restrictions