Facility

Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP)

Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP); located ~18 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico (Lafourche Parish, LA). Only US deepwater port capable of offloading VLCC (Very Large Crude Carriers, 2+ million barrel tankers) at full draft. Handles ~10-15% of all US crude oil imports — primary entry point for Saudi, Iraqi, Angolan, and other medium-sour crude imports too large to enter through Mississippi River terminals. Connected to onshore storage (Clovelly Hub, ~50 million barrel capacity) and multiple Gulf Coast refinery pipeline systems. LOOP is the US Gulf Coast's critical import infrastructure for heavy crude grades not producible domestically. NOTE: LOOP is industry-owned consortium (Valero, Marathon, Shell, Murphy, others); listed under motiva for KG proximity. Source: https://www.loopllc.com/About-LOOP