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Crude export and import port · United States
| Hub | Nautical miles | Via |
|---|---|---|
| Rotterdam | 4,819 | open sea |
| Houston | 322 | open sea |
| Santos | 5,384 | open sea |
| Fujairah | 9,282 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Suez Canal |
| Singapore (Pulau Bukom) | 11,523 | Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Gibraltar, Strait of Malacca, Suez Canal |
| Ningbo | 10,104 | Panama Canal |
Shortest sea route, computed with searoute on the MARNET shipping lane graph; within about 2 % of official tables on the main corridors.
| Limit | Value | Applies to | Data quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | LOOP LLC | owned and operated under US and Louisiana licences; USCG oversight | A |
| Berths | 3 SPMs | three SPM buoys on 8,000 ft (2,438 m) radius from pumping platform; buoy spacing 6,500 ft (1,981 m) | A |
| Depth | 110 ft | terminal stands in 110 ft (33.5 m) of water, ~18 nmi offshore | A |
| Discharge rate | 100,000 bbl/h | offloading pumped into 48-inch pipeline at up to 100,000 bbl/h | A |
| Note | Loading: can fully load a VLCC 'in as little as 2.5 days'; fully or partially loads Aframax to ULCC; 'only U.S. port capable of fully loading a VLCC' | operator claim | A |
| Storage | 60 million bbl bbl | 8 salt caverns at Clovelly (~60 million bbl) | A |
| Storage | 12 million bbl bbl | 22 above-ground tanks (~12 million bbl) | A |
| Note | bow to centre manifold min 290 ft (88.4 m), max 623 ft (189.9 m) | vessel acceptance criterion | A |
| Note | weather: tankers may be required to depart SPM if seas >15 ft, wind >44 kn, or current >1.8 kn aligned with winds >=40 kn | A | |
| Note | Section 1 'Port Complex Description' (incl. SPM details) deleted from public booklet; max-draft section cross-reference broken | A | |
| Note | Port Complex rate: offloading USD 0.7490/bbl; loading USD 0.8390/bbl; oil loss allowance 0.15% USD/bbl | effective 2026-07-01 | A |
Sources: LOOP LLC Port Booklet (June 2025, public web version); LOOP LLC website - Vessel Loading / Tanker Offloading pages; LOOP LLC website - Vessel Loading / Tanker Offloading pages; LOOP LLC website - Vessel Loading / Tanker Offloading pages; LOOP LLC website - Vessel Loading / Tanker Offloading pages; LOOP Port Complex Rate Sheet (issued 2026-06-01)